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1. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got Independence?
a) Harold Wilson b) Lloyd George c) Chamberlain d) Clement Atlee
2. The Acharya who established “matths” in all the four corners of India
a) Ramanuja b) Sankara c) Madhava d) Vallabha
3. Sir C.V.Raman was the first Nobel Laureate in Physics from the Indian Sub-continent.Who was the second?
a)Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam b) Dr.S.S.Bhatnagar c) Dr.Hargovind Khorana d)Prof.Abdus Salam of Pakistan
4. Free India’s First Education Minister was
a)M.C. Chagla b) Maulana Kalam Azad c) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai d) N.G.Ayyangar
5. Who was the first Viceroy of India ?
a)Lord Clive b)Lord Warren Hastings c)Lord Canning d)Lord Cornwallis
6. The servants of India society was founded by
a)Blavatsky & Olcott,1866 b)Gopalkrishna Gokhale,1905 c)M.G.Ranade,1867 d)Sir S.A.Khan,1920
7. Under whose Vice Royalty was Tipu Sultan Defeated
a)Lord Cornwallis b)Lord Wellesley c)Lord Hastings d)Lord Canning
8. The famous”Al-Berauni”is associated in Indian history with
a)Mohd.Tughlaq b) Mohd.Ghori c)Mahmood of Ghazni d)Allau-ud-din Khilji.
9. Battle of Buxar was fought in the year
a)1757 b)1764 c)1576 d)1565
10. Kalidas was the court poet of
a)Chandragupta-II b)Chandragupta Maurya c)Harshavardhan d)Kharavela
11. Battle of _______ is associated with Prithviraj & Mohammad Ghori
a)Haldighati b)Talikota c)Kanwa d)Tarain
12.Second Battle of Panipat was fought in the year _________ ,headed by_________
a)1526,Babur b)1556,Humayun c)1556,Akbar d)1605,Jehangir.
13.The first round table conference was held under the vice royalty of Lord
a)Reading b)Irwin c)Wellingdon d)Mountbatten
14. Who was the last famous Hindu King?
a)Harshavardhan b)Samudragupta c)Chandragupta-II d)Ashoka
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5. Who is known as the Indian Napolean?
a) Chandragupta I b) Samudragupta c) Chandragupta II d) Skandagupta
16. The author of historical epithet ‘Rajtarangini” was
a)Kalhana b) Kalidas c) Chanakya d) Banabhatta
17. The Kailashnath Temple at Ellora was built by the
a) Rashtrakutas b) Chalukyas c) Cholas d) Pallavas
18. Alexander defeated Porus at the bank of river Jhelum. This battle is famous as the battle of
a)Wandiwash b)Hydapses c) Chausa d) Khanwa
19. Which governor General abolished the practice of sati?
a) Lord Dalhousie b) William Bentick c) Lord Cornwallis d) Lord Hastings
20. Lord Curzon is associated with which of the following events?
a) Hunter commission b) Doctrine of Lapse c) Partition of Bengal d) Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
21. Gandhiji first started his Satyagraha Movement in
a) Peitermaritzberg , South Africa b) Sabarmati, India c) Johhanesberg, South Africa d) Dandi, India
22. The “veda” which deals with Ayurvedic system of medicine
a)Rigveda b) Samveda c) Atharavaveda d) Yajurveda
23. The famous “Economic Drain Theory” was given by
a) Lord Lytton, 1876 b) Swami dayanand,1875 c) Dadabhai Naoroji,1876 d) Lord Northbrook, 1876.
24.The capital of India Was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the Year
a) 1910 b) 1911 c) 1920 d) 1919
25. Who, among the following , is known for his pioneering work on medicine during the Gupta period
a) Sudraka b) Sushruta c) Shaunaka d) Saumilla
26. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress ?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) A.O. Hume c) W.C. Banerji d) Badrudin Tyabji
27. Jalianwala Bagh Tragedy occurred in which of the following year?
a)1927 b)1942 c) 1920 d) 1919
28. Brahmo Samaj was founded by
a)Raja Ram Mohan Roy b) Keshab Chandra Sen c) Swami Vivekanand d) Swami Dayanand
29. The policy was Subsidiary Alliance was started by
a) Lord Cornwallis b) Lord Welleseley c) Lord Canning d) Lord Hastings
30. The last Mughal Emperor was
a)Bahadur Shah II b) Shah Alam II c) Akbar II d) Alamgir II
31. Sir Thomas Roe was the ambassador of James I to the court of
a)Akbar b) Jahangir c) Shah Jahan d) Auranzeb
32.Vasco da Gama was a famous ______ traveler.
a) Danish b) French c) Portugese d) Dutch
33. When was American Independence declared ?
a)1776 b)1756 c) 1736 d) 1746
34. When did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
a) 1939 b) 1936 c) 1933 d) 1930
35. The Industrial Revolution was to begin first in
a) USA b) Japan c) England d) (erstwhile)USSR
36. Who wrote Buddha Charita?
a) Bana Bhatta b) Ashva Ghosa c) Kalidasa d) Tulsidas
37.Where was the first factory by the Britishers set up in India in 1612?
a) Pondicherry b) Surat c) Cochin d) Calcutta
38. The principal language of the Dravidians was
a) Kannada b) Telugu c) Tamil d) Malayalam
39. In which year Ashoka fought the Kalinga War?
a) 58 B.C.b) 78 B.C. c) 599 B.C. d) 261 B.C.
40. When was the Berlin Wall built?
a) 1917 b)1961 c) 1921 d) 1963
41. Which among the following is not the official language of the U.N.O.?
a) Spanish b) Arabic c) Chinese d) Japanese
42. Who suggested the name “United Nations “?
a) John.F.Kennedy b) Franklin D. Roosevelt c) Jimmy Carter d) Napolean Bonaparte
43. Which among the following is the U.N.Foundation Day?
a) 30th oct.1945 b) 24th oct.1945 c) 6th aug.1942 d) 9th aug.1942
44. The term of office of a judge of the International Court of Justice is ______ years.
a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 9
45. The only Indian Woman who became President of the World Health Organisation so far was
a) R.K.Amrit Kaur b) Vijaylakshmi Pandit c)Sucheta Kriplani d) Sarojini Naidu
46. Who was the first secretary general of the United Nations?
a) Kurt Waldheim of Austria b) Dag Hammarskjoeld of Sweden c) U. Thant of Burma d) Trygve Lie of Norway.
47. The hundred sons of Dhritarashtra had one sister.What was her name?
a) Duhsala b) Trishala c) Kunti d) Madri
48. In Indian Mythology , who was the wife of Kubera?
a) Rambha b)Menaka c) Urvasi d) Lakshmi
49. Which country was expelled from U.N. in 1992?
a) Czechoslovakia b) Yugoslovia c) Iraq d) Switzerland
50. Who compiled the Adi Granth?
a) Guru Nanak b) Guru Har Rai c) Guru Arjun Dev d) Guru Teg Bahadur
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2. Name the satellites launched by NASA to investigate the earth’s gravity?
(a) Dennis (b) Garfield (c) Tom and Jerry (d) Peanuts
3. The South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange Conference was held at which of the following places?
(a) Chennai (b) Tokyo (c) Bangalore (d) Delhi
4. Name the newly launched entertainment robot of Sony:
(a) Alfa Roman (b) Multipla (c) Robio (d) Flatirm
5. Name the company planning to introduce Genetically Modified Mustard seeds in India?
(a) Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Corporation (b) Proagro (c) Bt. Must (d) None of these
6. The biggest textile fair of Asia known as Hemi textile was held in:
(a) Japan (b) India (c) Sri Lanka (d) Indonesia
7. Name the first Internet company to figure in annual fortune 500:
(a) Satyam (b) Arzoo (c) AOL (d) Infi
8. Name the first American President who modelled for Van Huesan Shirts:
(a) Jimmy Carter (b) Ronald Reagan (c) George Bush (d) William J. Clinton
9. Name the first bank to launch a card especially for doctors in India:
(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Dena Bank (c) State Bank of India(d) IOB
10. “Smooth as Silk” is a punchline used by _____ airline:
(a) Singapore (b) Thai (c) Quantas (d) Cathay Pacific
11. Who has authored the book ‘Beyond the Last Blue Mountain’?
(a) Swaraj Paul (b) Ajit Haksar (c) Anil Ambani (d) JRD Tata
12. Who among the following has founded the organization ‘World Economic Forum’?
(a) Klaus Schwab (b) William J. Clinton (c) Amartya Sen and Mehboob Haq (d) All of these
13. The new name of Jardine Matheson and Waffoong is:
(a) ANZ Grindley (b) Standard Chartered (c) Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (d) Vyasa Bank
14. Which home appliance company has introduced the concept of hire and purchase?
(a) Singer Sewing Machine (b) Usha home appliances (c) Inalsa (d) Bajaj home appliances
15. Name the Parle Brand that takes Britannia’s 50-50 biscuits:
(a) Monaco (b) Krack Jack (c) Parle-G (d) None of these
16. Name the trade organization founded by G.D. Birla and Purshottam Thakur in 1927:
(a) CII (b) PhdCC (c) Assoc ham (d) FICCI
17. Name the car brand of GM named after the founder of Detroit:
(a) Rolls Royce (b) Hamriza (c) Cadillac (d) None of the above
18. FiFi awards are given in_____industry:
(a) Film (b) Home Appliances (c) Automobiles (d) Perfumes
19. In which year the first insurance company ‘The Calcutta Insurance’ was established in India?
(a) 1758 (b) 1798 (c) 1768 (d) 1788
20. Name the Indo-US joint venture life insurance company which launched its operation in India in April 2001:
(a) ICICI Prudential (b) Bajaj Alliance (c) Max Life New York (d) All of the above
21. Through school quiz, Nestle company is promoting a brand known as:
(a) Bournvita (b) Maggie (c) Soyabisc (d) All of these
22. Which corporation now owns the brand Rolls Royce?
(a) GM (b) BMW (c) Daewoo(d) None of the above
23. ‘Transporting Goods, transforming lives’ is the adline of:
(a) Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (b) Stock Holding Corporation of India (c) State Bank of India (d) Container Corporation of India
24. Which international company’s logo is made up of exactly 42 dots?
(a) Max (b) Sony (c) Videocon (d) Whirlpool
25. International Advertising film festival is organized annually at:
(a)Shanghai (b) Washington (c)Cannes(d) Paris
26. Name the official sponsor of French open tennis championship:
(a) Nike de Paris (b) Banque National de Paris (c) Adidas Paris (d) Richie inte d’ Paris
27. Which Indian city is known as the Manchester of South?
(a) Kochi (b) Coimbatore (c) Lonavala (d) Chennai
28. The Tatas take over charge of the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. after acquiring______per cent stake in the telecom major for Rs 1439 crore:
(a) 46(b) 75(c) 25(d) 26
29. Which of the following State do not fall among the Cauvery Basin State?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra
30. The management control of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd will be given to which of the following company?
(a) The Tatas (b) The Reliance Petroleum Ltd (c) The IOC (d) The Chatterjee Soros Group
31. India’s first ethanol blended fuel project was launched in:
(a) Pune (b) Miraj (c) Nasik (d) Bareilly
32. Which country is the largest importer of Indian marine products?
(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) Russia (d) Japan
33. “Started a family, son attends University, loved ones falls ill, birth of a grand daughter” is the baseline used by____company:
(a) Life Insurance Corporation (b) General Insurance Corporation (c) Allianz Bajaj Life Insurance Corporation (d) Standard Chart Life Insurance Corporation
34. Name the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard University:
(a) Dr Indira Nath (b) Naina Lal Kidwai (c) Parmeshwar Godrej (d) Sarojini Naidu
35. Asia week, the Hong Kong-based weekly which closed down was owned by:
(a) AOL Time Warner (b) Indiatimes.com (c) Express Group(d) None of the above
36. In which advertisement do you find ’software that powers the Internet’:
(a) Wipro (b) Oracle (c) Infosys (d) Sun Microsystems
37. Name the biggest tenant of New York World Trade Centre at the time of the 2001, September 11th attack:
(a) IMF (b) Morgan Stanley (c) IBRD (d) NASDAQ
38. Name the first country to ban the import, sale and manufacture of chewing gum:
(a) Hong Kong (b) Singapore (c) Netherlands(d) Thailand
39. Who among the following has founded the Heal the World foundation?
(a) Pt Ravi Shankar (b) Bhimsen Joshi (c) Madonna (d) Michael Jackson
40. Name the company which has the world’s largest retail outlet:
(a) Walmart (b) Harrods (c) Woolworth Corp (d) Louis Phillipe
41. Name the first country to have an electronic Parliament:
(a) Singapore (b) Thailand (c) Japan (d) Hong Kong
42. Name the first Indian singer to earn royalty for records:
(a) Asha Bhonsle (b) Lata Mangeshkar (c) R.D. Burman (d) Nadeem Shravan
43. In 1952 Morris Motors and Austin Motors merged and were renamed as:
(a) British Motor Corporation (b) General Motors (c) Austin Morris Motors (d) British Morris Motors
44. Ashok Leyland is owned by_____group:
(a) Hinduja (b) Ambani (c) Godrej (d) Tata
45. Name India’s first Euro 11 complete car:
(a) Matiz (b) Santro (c) Ambassador (d) Indica
46. ‘The man of substance’ is the promotional logo of which suiting shirting?
(a) Raymond (b) Graviera (c) Van Huesan (d) Louise Phillipe
47. Mohan Bagan football tournament is promoted by:
(a) Shaw Wallace (b) Mohan Meakens (c) McDowell (d) Seamars
48. ‘Bite the Bullet’ is a book written by:
(a) Ajit Haksar (b) K.R. Narayanan (c) Mukesh Ambani (d) both (a) and (c)
49. ‘Give Earth a Chance’ is the caption launched for:
(a) World Population Day 2002 (b) World Environment Day 2002 (c) World Environment Day 2001 (d) World Habitat Day 2002
50. ‘Ethics for the New Millennium’ is a book written by:
(a) Dalai Lama (b) Tiger Woods (c) Hillary Clinton (d) Andrew Miller
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6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11.(d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b)
16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c)
26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (d)
31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a)
36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d)
46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (a)
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1. Consider the following statements about India’s livestock population?
(1) India owns the largest livestock population in the world.
(2) India accounts for nearly 57 percent of the world buffalo population and 16 percent of the cattle
population.
(3) India is the largest producer of milk.
Which of the above given statement(s) is/are true?
(A) Only (1)
(B) Both (1) and (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) All (1), (2) and (3)
2. World Tuberculosis Day is observed on which among the following dates?
(A) 22nd May
(B) 23rd June
(C) 24th March
(D) 3rd April
3. The per capita availability of pulses in India is approx.
(A) 13 kg per year
(B) 10.5 kg per year
(C) 18 kg per year
(D) 14 kg per year
4. Which among the following persons and posts they hold is NOT correctly matched?
(A) Rajiv Shukla; Treasurer of Board for Control of Cricket in India
(B) Asif Ismail; Training partner of Sania Mirza
(C) John Gloster; Physical Trainer of Indian Cricket Team
(D) V. Bhaskaran; Coach of Indian Hockey Team
5. Consider the following statements:-
(1) The central government signed two agreements to set up joint venture companies involving the
public sector Airports Authority of India and the GMR and GVK groups for handling over the Delhi and
Mumbai airports for modernisation.
(2) K Ramalingam is Chairman of AAI.
(3) The headquarters of AAI is situated in Jamshed G. Tata House, Navi Mumbai.
Which among the above statements is/are true?
(A) Only (1) is true.
(B) Only (2) and (3) are true.
(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are true.
(D) Only (1) and (2) are true.
6. The commerce ministry has appointed a one-member committee to finalise a viable package for
plantation farmers. Who among the following persons was selected for the job?
(A) M S Swaminathan
(B) CVK Krishnamurthy
(C) N Rangachary
(D) Mr. Sompal
7. According to the WTO charter which among the following is not a benefit availed by is members?
(A) The member Governments are shielded from lobbying.
(B) Freer trade cuts the costs of living
(C) Trade Disputes are handled constructively
(D) Access to Foreign currency is made easier
8. Which among the following states is India’s largest user or pesticide products?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Punjab
9. Which among the following is not a cause of decline in the number of natural pollinators worldwide?
(A) Increased international trade of food products has led to a rapid transfer of parasites and diseases
of pollinator species around the world.
(B) In some areas development or agriculture has disrupted and broken up and traditional nectar
corridors that are required to gain their energy requirements for the migration of the pollinators.
(C) The use of Genetically Modified seeds has reduced the chances of pollination via external bodies.
(D) There is growing number of cases where insecticides are being used during the blooming seasons
of the plants, thus causing damage to pollinator species.
10. Which among the following products can be pasteurized?
1. Egg 2. Beer 3. Water 4. Milk
(A) Only 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
11. Which of the following is a breed of buffalo?
(A) Murrah
(B) Mecheri
(C) Gunjam
(D) Chokla
12. Which among the following scheme is not implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare?
(A) Vande Mantram Scheme
(B) Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) Scheme
(C) Janani Suraksha Yojana
(D) Bal Vikas Pariyojana
13. Which among the following persons is the Director General of World Intellectual Property Organisation?
(A) Sultan Shah Amil
(B) Kamil Idris
(C) John Smith Openheimer
(D) Michel Kamdasus
14. According to the latest data which among the following nations has the maximum number of Pravasi
Bhartiya (Migrated Indian Citizens) as their residents?
(A) USA
(B) UK
(C) South Africa
(D) Myanmar
15. Which among the following persons was the chairman of the advisory committee constituted to enable
the government to formulate its view on restructuring of Oil public sector undertakings?
(A) S V Rangnathan
(B) S Vijayaraghavan
(C) V Krishnamurthy
(D) Rakesh Tuteja
16. Which of the following facts is not true about India’s present electricity scenario?
(A) Around 74% of rural households were electrified in the country till March 2006.
(B) Out of this about 55.8% capacity is generated by the state sector.
(C) The contribution of thermal power is 66% of the total installed capacity.
(D) The total installed capacity of power generation in India is about 1.26 lakh MW.
17. Which among the following is not the responsibility of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission that
was established in 1998?
(A) To improve the operations and management of the regional transmission systems through Indian
Electricity Grid Code (IEGC), and Availability Based Tariff (ABT).
(B) To Facilitate open access in interstate transmission.
(C) To dissolve the disputes between power generation and distribution authorities.
(D) Facilitate technological and institutional changes required for the development of competitive
markets in bulk power and transmission services.
18. Vanya is a brand name/label for which among the following products?
(A) Honey
(B) Silk
(C) Sahtoosh
(D) Sandal
19. India’s Integrated Interim missile-testing site Chandipur-On-Sea, from where Agni-Ill was tested, is
situated in which among the following states?
(A) Orissa
(B) Maharashtra
(C) West Bengal
(D) Andhra Pradesh
20. Which among the following business barons was appointed as the Sheriff of Mumbai?
(A) Nusli Wadia
(B) Vijaypat Singhania
(C) Jerry Rao
(D) Ravi Dasani
21. Mr. Tulsi Tanti is chairman of which among the following firms?
(A) Suzlon Energy
(B) Crompton Greaves
(C) DLF
(D) Pollo Tyres
22. The first 20-20 International match was held between which among the following nations?
(A) Australia and England
(B) England and Sri Lanka
(C) Australia and New Zealand
(D) New Zealand and England
23. India hosted the 2006 ICCO global summit for the first time. Which among the following cities hosted it?
(A) Pune
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) New Delhi
24. Blaupunkt GmbH is the euro300 million mobile communications and car entertainment company from
which among the following countries?
(A) The Netherlands
(B) Luxembourg
(C) Germany
(D) Norway
25. Global IT services giant Electronic Data Systems Corporation has acquired a significant stake in which
among the following companies?
(A) MphasiS BFL
(B) Hexaware Technologies
(C) Polaris Software
(D) HCL Info
26. Which among the following Indian firm was ranked as India’s Most Respected Multinational Business
Conglomerate’ by United States-India Business Council?
(A) Tata Group
(B) Reliance Industries Limited
(C) Hero Honda
(D) AV Birla Group
27. Which among the following business barons announced to donate about $37.4 billion to Bill and
Melinda Gates foundation?
(A) Steve jobs
(B) Warren Buffet
(C) David Trump
(D) Ingvar Kamprad
28. Which among the following is India’s most profitable company?
(A) Reliance Industries Limited
(B) Indian Tobacco Company
(C) ONGC
(D) NTPC
29. Which among the following Indian companies is providing a free data management solution, as well as,
IT services to ‘Project Hope’ in China?
(A) Living Digital
(B) Satyam Computers
(C) L&T Info
(D) TCS
30. ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd has finalised the investment proposals for setting up a 15 million tonne per
annum export-oriented refinery, a 2,000 MW power plant and railway lines in which among the following
African countries?
(A) Zambia
(B) Ghana
(C) Angola
(D) Nigeria
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Direction (Questions 1 to 5): Pick out word with the Opposite meaning.
1. Though his view is correct his behavior was impertinent
(a) healthy
(b) respectful
(c) inadequate
(d) smooth
(e) impressive
Ans (b)
2. The commission took two years to sift through the massive collection of documents.
(a) meager
(b) heavy
(c) light
(d) short
(e) ugly
Ans (c)
3. The Minister’s speech precipitated the matter.
(a) aggravate
(b) create
(c) defer
(d) push
(e) pull
Ans (c)
4. The chairman rebuked the accounts officer.
(a) received
(b) awarded
(c) invited
(d) strengthened
(e) praised
Ans (b)
5. The manager is quite tactful and handles the workers union very effectively.
(a) disciplined
(b) naive
(c) strict
(d) loose
(e) relaxed
Ans (b)
Direction (Questions 6 to 10): Pick out the word synonymous with the one in the sentence given below.
6. After the dismal show the caption resigned his job.
(a) poor
(b) sorrowful
(c) minimum
(d) short
(e) miser
Ans (a)
7. The boy gave a graphic account of the theft.
(a) picture
(b) drawing
(c) vivid
(d) broad
(e) vague
Ans (c)
8. The soldier displayed exceptional courage and saved the members of his platoon.
(a) avoidable
(b) unusual
(c) strange
(d) abnormal
(e) new
Ans (b)
9. The police officer found that the documents recovered were fabricated.
(a) prepared
(b) forged
(c) genuine
(d) historical
(e) constricted
Ans (b)
10. In spite of their efforts, they could not make much headway.
(a) progress
(b) thinking
(c) efforts
(d) starts
(e) results
Ans (a)
Fill up to blanks in the following Questions from 11 to 18 picking out from the choices.
11. Mahesh _____ me coming to his table, he smiled and ___ me a chair
(a) looked, gave
(b) welcomed, took
(c) saw, offered
(d) found, signaled
(e) met, sat
Ans (c)
12. The counter Clerk was very busy and ____ not pay any ___ to Sohan’s request.
(a) did, attention
(b) had, cash
(c) could, respect
(d) can, help
(e) Certainly, acceptance
Ans (a)
13. We are ___ to have him ____ here to make this function a great success
(a) happy, arrive
(b) wonderful, again
(c) sure, come
(d) pleased, over
(e) proud, leave
Ans (d)
14. Satyam ___ another feather ___ his cap by his performance in one day match.
(a) created, by
(b) took, in
(c) captured, from
(d) kept, in
(e) added, to
Ans (e)
15. The state Govt. staff ___ threatened to launch an indefinite strike from next month to ___ their demands.
(a) have, press
(b) did, get
(c) were, meet
(d) nearly, fulfill
(e) has, press
Ans (a)
16. The speech ___ with subtle threats has resulted in ___ tension.
(a) full, escalating
(b) started, reduced
(c) followed, continuous
(d) replete, increased
(e) forced, dissolving
Ans (d)
17. By long queues and bad weather the voters__ their way to the polling stations ___ a lot.
(a) undaunted, made
(b) making, suffered
(c) encouraged, prepared
(d) going, dropped
(e) satisfied, turned
Ans (b)
18. The CM ____ the house that ____ action would be taken against all those involved in corruption.
(a) instructed, preventive
(b) called, stick
(c) assured, stringent
(d) reiterated, strictly
(e) informed, constructive
Ans (c)
Direction (Questions 19 to 25):In each of the following questions , a part of sentence is given with underline. Below each sentence, four choices numbered (a), (b), (c), (d) are given which can substitute the part of the sentence printed with underline. Find out the choice which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. The number of that choice is the answer. If ‘No correction needed’ is your answer, the choice is (e).
19. He has received no other message than an urgent telegram asking him to rush village soon.
(a) asked him to rush his village
(b) asking him to have to his village
(c) asking him to rush to his village
(d) asking him rushing at his village
(e) No correction required
Ans (a)
20. We must take it granted that Anju will not come for today’s function.
(a) take it for granted
(b) taking it granted
(c) took it as granted
(d) have it granted
(e) Non correction required
Ans (a)
21. I earnestly believes that you will visit our relatives during your trip to Mumbai.
(a) had hardly believe that
(b) sincerely believe
(c) certainly believing that
(d) could not believe
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)
22. The train will leave at 8.30 pm, we have been ready by 7.30 pm so that we can reach the station in time
(a) were
(b) must be
(c) are
(d) should have
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)
23. Binita unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Sanjay and left the party.
(a) has picked up
(b) picked on
(c) picked
(d) picking up
(e) No correction required
Ans (e)
24. Raja has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successfully.
(a) in rising from
(b) to raise with
(c) to rise against
(d) to rise to
(e) No correction required
Ans (d)
25. I need not offer any explanation, my behaviour is speaking itself.
(a) will speak to itself
(b) speaks for itself
(c) has been speaking
(d) speaks about itself
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)
Direction (Question 1 to 5): Mark the part of the sentence which has an error. If there is no error, mark ‘e’.
1. Prashant could reached by now if he had gone by taxi.
(a) could reach
(b) reached
(c) should reach
(d) could have reached
(e) No correction required.
Ans (d)
2. Last year the Club has received a large donation.
(a) had received
(b) has to receive
(c) has to receive
(d) receives
(e) No correction required
Ans (a)
3. Sangita has managed to complete the work I gave her.
(a) would have managed
(b) has management
(c) had to manage
(d) has to manage
(e) No correction required.
Ans (e)
4. Venkat tries to make me change my mind but I was firm.
(a) tried
(b) trying
(c) would try
(d) had been tried
(e) No correction required
Ans (a)
5. Naveen has left when I reached his home.
(a) has to leave
(b) had left
(c) had leave
(d) leaves
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)
Direction (Question 6 to 15):Pick out the most effective words from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence complete.
6. Although I was doubtful, my mother was …. that I would pass.
(a) firm
(b) uncertain
(c) decided
(d) sure
(e) believed
Ans (d)
7. Satosh is …. strong to be beaten by the other wrestlers.
(a) as
(b) much
(c) so
(d) more
(e) too
Ans (e)
8. They ….. no attention to what people say about them.
(a) keep
(b) listen
(c) pay
(d) take
(e) mind
Ans (c)
9. Mukesh is not happy with his present job …. the salary is very low.
(a) although
(b) even if
(c) in spite of
(d) their
(e) as
Ans (e)
10. Neelam is intending to accompany them on …. next trip abroad
(a) her
(b) their’s
(c) our
(d) their
(e) its
Ans (d)
11. Rashmi has been suffering ….. fever for the last three days.
(a) in
(b) from
(c) for
(d) with
(e) against
Ans (b)
12. Simmi got scared when the beggar stared …. her.
(a) over
(b) on
(c) about
(d) at
(e) to
13. When I saw him in torn clothes, I was ….. by surprise.
(a) taken
(b) took
(c) takes
(d) taking
(e) take
Ans (a)
14. The Cat was …. by a speeding truck.
(a) run over
(b) crossed over
(c) killed over
(d) went over
(e) moved over
Ans (a)
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Directions (questions 1 to 5): Read the following information and answer the questions given below.
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members standing in a row (not necessarily in the same order) facing north.
(ii) C and B have as many members between them as G and C have between them.
(iii) D, who is 3rd from the extreme left, is 3rd to the left of E.
(iv) A and D are neighbors and F and C are neighbors.
1. Which of the following statements may be false?
(a) A is the 3rd to the left of F
(b) D is 3rd to the left of E
(c) F is 3rd the right of A
(d) B is 3rd to the left of C
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
2. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) C and E are neighbors
(b) E is to the immediate left of F
(c) C is to the immediate left of D
(d) A is to the immediate left of D
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
3. Who is at the extreme right?
(a) Data inadequate
(b) G
(c) B
(d) E
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
4. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors?
(a) A, C and D, C
(b) A, B and E, G
(c) D, C and E, F
(d) C, F and C, E
(e) None of these
Ans (c)
5. What is the position of F?
(a) Immediate to the right of E.
(b) Third to the left of G
(c) Immediate to the left of C
(d) 5th to the right of B
(e) None of these
Ans (e)
6. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is different.
(a) ISLOJ
(b) LUOQM
(c) AKDGB
(d) FPILG
(e) NXQTO
Ans (b)
7. In the sequence given below the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit ‘4’ exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 4 and sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 6 exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit 6. How many such 4’s and 6’s together are there?
5 4 4 6 2 6 3 5 6 4 2 8 4 3 7 6 6 4 8 3
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 5
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
8. Below are given six three-digit numbers. The digits comprise of numeric and letters. The letter indicates its serial order in the English alphabet. What will be the middle digit of the 4th number when the numbers are arranged in the descending order after interchanging numeric in each number without altering the place of letter in the number?
19F, 2H9, 98B, D76, 7A6, 61E
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 6
(d) 7
(e) None of these
Ans (e)
Directions (Q.9 & 10): In a code language any letter which is immediately after or before a vowel in the English alphabet is substituted by that vowel and any vowel i.e. A, E, I, O and U is substituted by the letter immediately following that vowel in the English alphabet.
9. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language?
(a) EDVDRJSI
(b) EFUFRHSI
(c) EFUFRJSI
(d) EDUFRJSI
(e) None of these
Ans (c)
10. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code language?
(a) CPOGFEDRBUTPO
(b) CPOEFEFRBUJPO
(c) CNOEFEFRBUHNO
(d) CONFFDERATION
(e) None of these
Ans (b)
11. If each of the vowels i.e. A, E, I, O, & U along with the 3rd letter to its right in the alphabet are taken out and arranged one after the other in the same order followed by the remaining letters of the alphabet, which of the following will be 5th to the left of the 19th letter from the left in the new arrangement? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(a) G
(b) H
(c) J
(d) W
(e) none of these
Ans (a)
12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word SPONTANEOUS which have number of letters between them in the word one less than the number of letters between them in English alphabet?
(a) five
(b) one
(c) four
(d) Two
(e) Three
Ans (a)
13. Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?
(a) BROTHER : DORVEHT
(b) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ
(c) ANOTHER : CONVEHT
(d) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP
(e) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF
Ans (d)
14. Which pair of the letters in the word BEAUTIFUL has the same relationship between its letters with respect to their position in the English alphabet as the pair EA in that word has between its letters?
(a) IB
(b) LF
(c) IE
(d) FL
(e) TL
Ans (c)
15. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates to SECTOR?
(a) RWLGPF
(b) EOFKUQ
(c) EOFMXS
(d) RWLEPD
(e) RWLEND
Ans (e)
16. If arranged properly which one of the following is not a river in India.
(a) ANUMAY
(b) IHSOK
(c) TABROC
(d) ADAMRAN
(e)None of these
Ans (c) It is CORBAT. It is a National Park
17. If the following words are arranged in a natural sequence, which word would be the first.
(a) Night
(b) Negative
(c) Neighbour
(d) Near
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
18. In an office having 55 employees men out number the women by 15. How many women are working in that office.
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 40
(d) 50
(e) None of these
Ans (b)
19. Reaching a place of appointment on Friday I found that I was two days earlier than the scheduled day. If I had reached on the following Wednesday how many days late would I have been.
(a) one day
(b) two days
(c) three days
(d) four days
(e) None of these
Ans (c)
20. Reena traveled from point A to a distance of 10 feet east at point B. She then turned right and walked 3 feet. Again she turned right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from the starting point.
(a) 4 feet
(b) 5 feet
(c) 24 feet
(d) 25 feet
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
Directions (Questions 21 to 25):- One of the words given in the alternatives cannot be formed by using the letters given in the question. Find out that word.
21. ENCOURAGE
(a) ANGER
(b) GREEN
(c) USAGE
(d) COURAGE
(d) None of these
Ans (c) There is no alphabet ‘S’ in the question
22. CONCENTRATE
(a) CENTRE
(b) CONCERN
(c) TREAT
(d) REASON
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
23. INTRANSIGENT
(a) STAIN
(b) TRAIN
(c) RESIGN
(d) TRACE
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
24. MAGNETIC
(a) MENACE
(b) GAIN
(c) NAME
(d) GAME
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
25. ENTHUSIASM
(a) MITE
(b) ASSIST
(c) ATHENS
(d) SENT
(e) None of these
Ans (b)
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Directions (questions 1 to 5): Read the following information and answer the questions given below.
(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members standing in a row (not necessarily in the same order) facing north.
(ii) C and B have as many members between them as G and C have between them.
(iii) D, who is 3rd from the extreme left, is 3rd to the left of E.
(iv) A and D are neighbors and F and C are neighbors.
1. Which of the following statements may be false?
(a) A is the 3rd to the left of F
(b) D is 3rd to the left of E
(c) F is 3rd the right of A
(d) B is 3rd to the left of C
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
2. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) C and E are neighbors
(b) E is to the immediate left of F
(c) C is to the immediate left of D
(d) A is to the immediate left of D
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
3. Who is at the extreme right?
(a) Data inadequate
(b) G
(c) B
(d) E
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
4. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors?
(a) A, C and D, C
(b) A, B and E, G
(c) D, C and E, F
(d) C, F and C, E
(e) None of these
Ans (c)
5. What is the position of F?
(a) Immediate to the right of E.
(b) Third to the left of G
(c) Immediate to the left of C
(d) 5th to the right of B
(e) None of these
Ans (e)
6. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way while one is different. Find out which one is different.
(a) ISLOJ
(b) LUOQM
(c) AKDGB
(d) FPILG
(e) NXQTO
Ans (b)
7. In the sequence given below the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit ‘4’ exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 4 and sum of the two digits which immediately follow the digit 6 exceeds the sum of the two digits which immediately precede the digit 6. How many such 4’s and 6’s together are there?
5 4 4 6 2 6 3 5 6 4 2 8 4 3 7 6 6 4 8 3
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 5
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
8. Below are given six three-digit numbers. The digits comprise of numeric and letters. The letter indicates its serial order in the English alphabet. What will be the middle digit of the 4th number when the numbers are arranged in the descending order after interchanging numeric in each number without altering the place of letter in the number?
19F, 2H9, 98B, D76, 7A6, 61E
(a) 8
(b) 9
(c) 6
(d) 7
(e) None of these
Ans (e)
Directions (Q.9 & 10): In a code language any letter which is immediately after or before a vowel in the English alphabet is substituted by that vowel and any vowel i.e. A, E, I, O and U is substituted by the letter immediately following that vowel in the English alphabet.
9. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language?
(a) EDVDRJSI
(b) EFUFRHSI
(c) EFUFRJSI
(d) EDUFRJSI
(e) None of these
Ans (c)
10. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code language?
(a) CPOGFEDRBUTPO
(b) CPOEFEFRBUJPO
(c) CNOEFEFRBUHNO
(d) CONFFDERATION
(e) None of these
Ans (b)
11. If each of the vowels i.e. A, E, I, O, & U along with the 3rd letter to its right in the alphabet are taken out and arranged one after the other in the same order followed by the remaining letters of the alphabet, which of the following will be 5th to the left of the 19th letter from the left in the new arrangement? A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
(a) G
(b) H
(c) J
(d) W
(e) none of these
Ans (a)
12. How many pairs of letters are there in the word SPONTANEOUS which have number of letters between them in the word one less than the number of letters between them in English alphabet?
(a) five
(b) one
(c) four
(d) Two
(e) Three
Ans (a)
13. Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form a group. Which one does not belong to the group?
(a) BROTHER : DORVEHT
(b) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ
(c) ANOTHER : CONVEHT
(d) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP
(e) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF
Ans (d)
14. Which pair of the letters in the word BEAUTIFUL has the same relationship between its letters with respect to their position in the English alphabet as the pair EA in that word has between its letters?
(a) IB
(b) LF
(c) IE
(d) FL
(e) TL
Ans (c)
15. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as RTERBN relates to SECTOR?
(a) RWLGPF
(b) EOFKUQ
(c) EOFMXS
(d) RWLEPD
(e) RWLEND
Ans (e)
16. If arranged properly which one of the following is not a river in India.
(a) ANUMAY
(b) IHSOK
(c) TABROC
(d) ADAMRAN
(e)None of these
Ans (c) It is CORBAT. It is a National Park
17. If the following words are arranged in a natural sequence, which word would be the first.
(a) Night
(b) Negative
(c) Neighbour
(d) Near
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
18. In an office having 55 employees men out number the women by 15. How many women are working in that office.
(a) 30
(b) 20
(c) 40
(d) 50
(e) None of these
Ans (b)
19. Reaching a place of appointment on Friday I found that I was two days earlier than the scheduled day. If I had reached on the following Wednesday how many days late would I have been.
(a) one day
(b) two days
(c) three days
(d) four days
(e) None of these
Ans (c)
20. Reena traveled from point A to a distance of 10 feet east at point B. She then turned right and walked 3 feet. Again she turned right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from the starting point.
(a) 4 feet
(b) 5 feet
(c) 24 feet
(d) 25 feet
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
Directions (Questions 21 to 25):- One of the words given in the alternatives cannot be formed by using the letters given in the question. Find out that word.
21. ENCOURAGE
(a) ANGER
(b) GREEN
(c) USAGE
(d) COURAGE
(d) None of these
Ans (c) There is no alphabet ‘S’ in the question
22. CONCENTRATE
(a) CENTRE
(b) CONCERN
(c) TREAT
(d) REASON
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
23. INTRANSIGENT
(a) STAIN
(b) TRAIN
(c) RESIGN
(d) TRACE
(e) None of these
Ans (d)
24. MAGNETIC
(a) MENACE
(b) GAIN
(c) NAME
(d) GAME
(e) None of these
Ans (a)
25. ENTHUSIASM
(a) MITE
(b) ASSIST
(c) ATHENS
(d) SENT
(e) None of these
Ans (b)
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Instructios (Questions 1-6 ): Pick out word with the Opposite meaning.
1. Though his view is correct his behavior was impertinent
(a) healthy
(b) respectful
(c) inadequate
(d) smooth
(e) impressive
Ans (b)
2. The commission took two years to sift through the massive collection of documents.
(a) meager
(b) heavy
(c) light
(d) short
(e) ugly
Ans (c)
3. The Minister’s speech precipitated the matter.
(a) aggravate
(b) create
(c) defer
(d) push
(e) pull
Ans (c)
4. The chairman rebuked the accounts officer.
(a) received
(b) awarded
(c) invited
(d) strengthened
(e) praised
Ans (b)
5. The manager is quite tactful and handles the workers union very effectively.
(a) disciplined
(b) naive
(c) strict
(d) loose
(e) relaxed
Ans (b)
Instructios (Questions 6-12 ): Pick out the word synonymous with the one in the sentence given below.
6. After the dismal show the caption resigned his job.
(a) poor (b) sorrowful
(c) minimum
(d) short
(e) miser
Ans (a)
7. The boy gave a graphic account of the theft.
(a) picture
(b) drawing
(c) vivid
(d) broad
(e) vague
Ans (c)
8. The soldier displayed exceptional courage and saved the members of his platoon.
(a) avoidable
(b) unusual
(c) strange
(d) abnormal
(e) new
Ans (b)
9. The police officer found that the documents recovered were fabricated.
(a) prepared
(b) forged
(c) genuine
(d) historical
(e) constricted
Ans (b)
10. In spite of their efforts, they could not make much headway.
(a) progress
(b) thinking
(c) efforts
(d) starts
(e) results
Ans (a)
Instructios (Questions 11-18 ):Fill up to blanks in the following Questions picking out from the choices.
11. Mahesh _____ me coming to his table, he smiled and ___ me a chair
(a) looked, gave
(b) welcomed, took
(c) saw, offered
(d) found, signaled
(e) met, sat
Ans (c)
12. The counter Clerk was very busy and ____ not pay any ___ to Sohan’s request.
(a) did, attention
(b) had, cash
(c) could, respect
(d) can, help
(e) Certainly, acceptance
Ans (a)
13. We are ___ to have him ____ here to make this function a great success
(a) happy, arrive
(b) wonderful, again
(c) sure, come
(d) pleased, over
(e) proud, leave
Ans (d)
14. Sachin ___ another feather ___ his cap by his performance in one day match.
(a) created, by (b) took, in (c) captured, from
(d) kept, in (e) added, to
Ans (e)
15. The state govt staff ___ threatened to launch an indefinite strike from next month to ___ their demands.
(a) have, press (b) did, get
(c) were, meet
(d) nearly, fulfill
(e) has, press
Ans (a)
16. The speech ___ with subtle threats has resulted in ___ tension.
(a) full, escalating
(b) started, reduced
(c) followed, continuous
(d) replete, increased
(e) forced, dissolving
Ans (d)
17. By long queues and bad weather the voters__ their way to the polling stations ___ a lot.
(a) undaunted, made
(b) making, suffered
(c) encouraged, prepared
(d) going, dropped
(e) satisfied, turned
Ans (b)
18. The CM ____ the house that ____ action would be taken against all those involved in corruption.
(a) instructed, preventive
(b) called, stick
(c) assured, stringent
(d) reiterated, strictly
(e) informed, constructive
Ans (c)
Instructios (Questions 18-24 ) : In each of the following questions a part of sentence is given with underline. Below each sentence, four choices numbered (a), (b), (c), (d) are given which can substitute the part of the sentence printed with underline. Find out the choice which can correctly substitute that part of the sentence. The number of that choice is the answer. If ‘No correction needed’ is your answer, the choice is (e).
18. He has received no other message than an urgent telegram asking him to rush village soon.
(a) asked him to rush his village
(b) asking him to have to his village
(c) asking him to rush to his village
(d) asking him rushing at his village
(e) No correction required
Ans (a)
19. We must take it granted that Madhu will not come for today’s function.
(a) take it for granted
(b) taking it granted
(c) took it as granted
(d) have it granted
(e) Non correction required
Ans (a)
20. I earnestly believes that you will visit our relatives during your trip to Bombay.
(a) had hardly believe that
(b) sincerely believe
(c) certainly believing that
(d) could not believe
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)
21. The train will leave at 8.30 pm, we have been ready by 7.30 pm so that we can reach the station in time
(a) were
(b) must be
(c) are
(d) should have
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)
22. Maria unnecessarily picked up a quarrel with Ram and left the party.
(a) has picked up
(b) picked on
(c) picked
(d) picking up
(e) No correction required
Ans (e)
23. Anand has the guts to rise from the occasion and come out successfully.
(a) in rising from
(b) to raise with
(c) to rise against
(d) to rise to
(e) No correction required
Ans (d)
24. I need not offer any explanation, my behaviour is speaking itself.
(a) will speak to itself
(b) speaks for itself
(c) has been speaking
(d) speaks about itself
(e) No correction required
Ans (b)
25.Pick out the most effective words from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence complete.
Although I was doubtful, my mother was …. that I would pass.
(a) firm
(b) uncertain
(c) decided
(d) sure
(e) believed
Ans (d)
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General Awareness
1. SEBI Chairman is
a) C B Bhave;
b) Damodaran;
c) O P bhatt;
d) Uday Kotak
2. The Vice President of International Olympic Committee is
a) Jiang Xiaoyu;
b) Gurilla Lindberg
c) Sun Weide;
d) Arun Natarajan
3. Chief Election Commissioner of India is
a) N Gopalaswamy;
b) T N Seshan;
c) J N Lyngdoh:
d) Narin Chawla
4. Which of the following institutions find a place in FORBES 2000 scroll?
a) Canara Bank;
b) Bank of India
c) ICICI Bank;
d) Vijaya Bank
5. Which of the following companies find a place in FORBES 2000 scroll?
a) ONGC;
b) SAIL;
c) TCS;
d) All of these
6. The acronym NATO stands for
a) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation;
b) North American Trade Organisation
c) New Agreement of Trade Organisation
d) Novel Agreement of Trade Organisation
7. The acronym MCX stands for
a) Multi Currency Exchange of India;
b) Multi commodity Exchange of India
c) Movable Commodity Exchange of India
d) Major Cash Exchange of India
8. The acronym NSEL stands for
a) National Stock Exchange Ltd
b) National Securities Exchange of India ltd
c) National spot Exchange Ltd
d) National Services Exchange Ltd
9. The acronym SDRs refer to
a) Special Drawing Rights of IMF
b) Social Deposit Receipt
c) Savings Deposit Receipt
d) Special Deposit Receipt
10. Tata Motors acquired which of the two companies?
a) Jaguar and Land Rover
b) Jaguar and Reva
c) Jaguar and Maruthi
d) Jaguar and Suzuki
11. Chief Justice of India is
a) R C Lahoti
b) A R Anand
c) Sabharwal
d) K G Balakrishnan
12. The speaker of the Lok Sabha is
a) Dr Manmohan Singh
b) Somnath Chatterji
c) Sonia Gandhi
d) Sheila Dixit
13. India became a sovereign democratic republic on
a) 15th August 1947
b) 26th January 1950
c) 2nd October 1947
d) 1 May 1948
14. The Prime Minister of Pakisthan is
a) Yousuf Raza Gillani
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) Zardari Bhutto
d) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
15. The basic income tax exemption limit for 2008-2009 (Previous Year) is
a) Rs 1,10,000
b) Rs 1,50,000
c) Rs 1,55,000
d) Rs 2,50,000
16. The President of India is
a) Pratibha Devisingh Patil
b) Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
c) Dr Manmohan Singh
d) Mr Somnath chatterji
17. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) The President of India
b) The Chief Justice of India
c) The Vice President of India
d) The Prime Minister of India
18. Sub-Prime Crisis even penetrated strong countries like
a) Mexico
b) Argentina
c) Sudan
d) Hongkong
19. The Chairman of Knowledge Commission of India is
a) Sam Pitorda
b) Vinod Dhall
c) Radhakrishna
d) Srikrishna
20.Which State Government in India has sent the proposal to end 62 year old Pigeon Postal Services
a) UP;
b) MP;
c) Orissa;
d) Kerala
21. Who is the Chairman of Economic Advisory Cuncil to the PM?
a) Bimal Jalan;
b) Y V Reddy;
c) Dr C Rangarajan;
d) M S Swaminathan
22. WTO was started in the year
a) 1947;
b) 1985;
c) 1995;
d) 2005
23. SENSEX refers to
a) Sensitivity Index
b) Index compiled on the basis of stock prices of top 30 companies listed in the Bombay
Stock Exchange
c) Index of all stocks listed on the NSE
d) Index of Inflation of our country which is highly sensitive
24. UN Secretary General is
a) Ban-ki Moon;
b) Sam Pitardo;
c) Kofi Annan;
d) Hammarskjold
25. Taare Zameen Par—depicts difficulties faced by children affected by
a) Dislexia;
b) Amnesia;
c) Dementia;
d) Paralysis
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GENERAL AWARENESS
1. As a part of its commitment to the world trade organization India is taken various steps to reform its financial sector. Which of the following is one major step in the direction ?
(A) Huge budgetary provision for Bharat Nairman Yojana
B) More and more foreign banks are allowed to open branches in India
(C) Rebate in rate of personal income tax for senior citizen
(D) Introduction of Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
2. As per the new guidelines issued by the National Housing Bank,persons marginally
above the poverty line can avail a one-time loan for housing and income generating
activities.What is the limit of the total loan one can get for the same?
(A) Rs. 50,000
(B) Rs. 60,000
(C) Rs. 70,000
(D) Rs. 75,000
(E) Rs. 1,00,000
ANS-(A)
3.As per the Railway Budget 2007-08 what has been the cash profit of the Indian Railways for the year 2006-07 ? Around_____
(A) Rs. 10,000 Crores
(B) Rs. 15,000 Crores
(C) Rs. 20,000 Crores
(D) Rs. 25,000 Crores
(E) Rs. 30,000 Crores
ANS-(C)
4. The G-8 Summit in June 2007 was organized in ______
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) Britain
(E) Germany
ANS-(E)
5. Which of the following countries decided to give up its demand for duty cut on rubber so that India can also show some flexibility in the talks on ‘Free Trade Agreement with it’ ?
(A) Thailand
(B) China
(C) Myanmar
(D) Philippines
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
6. As per the provision of the Micro Finance Bill cleared by the Govt. of India in February 2007 , which of the following organizations/agencies is authorized to regulate the Micro Finance Sector in India ?
(A) State Bank Of India
(B) SIDBI
(C) NABARD
(D) General Insurance Corporation Of India
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
7. The RBI Asked the banks not grant loans to individuals for the purchase of which of the following?
(A) Gold
(B) Agriculture land
(C) Two Wheelers in rural areas
(D) Kisan Vikas Patra
(E) All these
ANS-(D)
8. As per the reports in the financial news papers the RBI,w.e.f February ,has decided to pay some interest on the ‘cash reserve deposits’ kept with it by various banks. What will be the rate of interest on such deposits ?
(A) 0.5%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 1%
(D) 1.25%
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
9.BEML is a major Mini Ratna Company in India engaged in production of heavy machines and defence equipments. What is the full name of the Company ?
(A) Bihar Electronics and Melamines Ltd.
(B) Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
(C) British Electronics and Metallic Ltd.
(D) Brick Kiln Engg. & Metals Ltd.
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
10. “Auto majors go aggressive on marketing , raise an spend” was a caption in a leading newspaper some time back. Who amongst the following is not an Auto company ?
(A) Hyundai
(B) General Motors
(C) Maruti
(D) Tata
(E) Tripex
Ans-(E)
11. Which of the following is the name of India’s Supersonic Cruise Missile which was test fired successfully in recent past ?
(A) Kiran
(B) SRE-1
(C) Rajat-36
(D) Brahmos
(E) None of these
Ans-(D)
12. Which of the following is one famous book written by Late Kamleshwar, a well known personality in the field of literature and T.V.?
(A) Kitne Pakistan
(B) Train to Pakistan
(C) Pakistan Cut to Size
(D) Post Office
(E) None of these
Ans-(A)
13. Global Warming is a major cause of concern these days all over the world . Which of the following efforts on the part of the people/Governments can help all of us in reducing the effect of the same?
[ Pick up the correct statements]
(1) Increasing energy efficiency standards
(2) Eliminating subsidies that encourage the use of coal and oil as subsidies makes them cheaper
(3) Eliminating thick forest as they absorb the sunlight and thus the process of recirculation of fresh gases in the atmosphere
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) & (2)
(E) All (1), (2) & (3)
ANS-(D)
14. With the take over of Corus STEEL Company the Tata Corus has obtained which of the following in the production of steel in the world?
(A) 1 st
(B) 2 nd
(C) 3 rd
(D) 4 th
(E) 5 th
ANS-(E)
15. Which of the following is the correct definition of ‘VISTA’ which was launched by the Microsoft a few months back?
(A) It is a new computer programme used for the analysis of data received form space centre/satellites
(B) It is a new operating system useful for personal computers
(C) It is the brand name of the new computers lauched specially for use in schools and adult education centres in India
(D) It is a new software developed by Microsoft to be used for medical purposes
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
16. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin was a few months back. During the visit India signed an agreement for sharing the data from one of Russias Satellite system. What is the name of that satellite ?
(A) GLOSNASS
(B) PSLV-C7
(C) MATSAT
(D) ATLANTIS
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
17. The Cauvery Tribunal gave its Final Award a few months back. Who amongst the following was not the member of the Tribunal?
(A) Mr. N. S. Rao
(B) Mr. Suresh Prabhu
(C) Mr. N. P. Singh
(D) Mr. Sudhir Narayan
(E) All these
ANS-(B)
18. India in the beginning of the year 2007 renewed its 60 years old Friendship Treaty with Bhutan. Which of the following is the noe important clause of this treaty?
(A)India will supply 50,000 tonnes of sugar to Bhutan every year as Bhutan is not a sugar producing country
(B) Both the country will prevent the use of their territories for activities harmful to each other
(C) Bhutan will help India in getting a permanent seat in U.n. Security council as India needs only one more vote to support its claim for the same
(D) India will help Bhutan in construction of three major power projects there
(E) India will allow Bhutan to make a canal to utilize Ganga water for irrigation purposes in Bhutan
ANS-(B)
19. Which of the following countries has never won any world cup cricket tournament in the past?(Matches were played between 1975-2007)
(A) Pakistan
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) South Africa
ANS-(E)
20. Which of the following countries was adjudged as the fourth largest country in Asia to receive maximum Foreign Direct Investment in 2006?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) South Korea
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
21. Mr. Fali Homi Major has taken over as the new____
(A) Chief of Air Staff
(B) Chief of Indian Army
(C) Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
(D) Governor of Nagaland
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
22. Mr. Paul Wolfowitz who decided to leave his post was working as the____
(A) Secretary General of UNO
(B) Head of the World Trade Organization
(C) Head of the World Bank
(D) Chief of the Central Bank of America
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
23. Which of the following banks appointed as the bank who will refund income tax to tax payers ?
(A) AXIS Bank
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) State Bank
(E) None of these
ANS-(E)
24. Which of the following statement is NOT correct in relation to the Union Budget 2007-08 ?
(A) Tax on dividend distributed by companies hiked from 12.5% to 15%
(B) Banking cash Transaction Tax exemption limit increased from Rs. 25,000 to 50,000
(C) Rs. 25,000 Crores allocated for Natioanl Scholarship Scheme for student of class IX to XII
(D) Education Cess on all taxes increased from 2% to 3%
(E) Budget created special funds to boost the production of Rubber, Coffee and Spices
ANS-(C)
25. Ankara the capital of Turkey was in news as______
(A) A suicide bombing took place there, killing several people
(B) The World Water Summit took place there
(C) The next European Summit will take place there in which Turkey will formally be inducted as the member of E.U.
(D) The Olympic games – 2014 will be organized there
(E) None of these
Ans-(E)
26. The United Nations Nuclear Inspectors recently visited Iran to find out the progress made by Iran in order to follow the deadline to stop enrichment of uranium by the same . Which of the following report of the group of Inspectors?
(A) Iran has completely stopped enrichment of uranium
(B) Iran has failed to observe the deadline imposed by the UNO
(C) Iran has stopped to enrichment of uranium but is not ready to destroy the nuclear weapons produced earlier
(D) Iran did not allow Inspectors to visit its facilities and also refused to put any ban on the enrichment programme
(E) None of these
ANS-(D)
27. Ms. Asha Rose Migiro who has taken over as the Deputy Secretary General of the UNO , is a citizen of which of the following countries?
(A) South Africa
(B) Tanzania
(C) India
(D) Trinidad
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
28. The 12th ASEAN Summit was organized in 2007 in Cebu . Cebu is in which of the following countries?
(A) Philippines
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) North Korea
(E) Thailand
ANS-(A)
29. The Prime Minister of India launched Auto Mission Plan (AMP) in the beginning of the year year 2007. The plan is expected to transform India into a global automobile player in the next________
(A) Ten years
(B) Twelve years
(C) Fifteen years
(D) Twenty years
(E) Five years
ANS-(A)
30. Haryana Governor Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai recently took the oath as acting Governor of which of the following States?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) Delhi
(D) Utttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
31. Which of the following countries won the men’s Indoor Hockey World Championship-2007 held in Vienna?
(A) Poland
(B) Spain
(C) Austria
(D) Germany
(E) England
ANS-(D)
32. ‘Samjhouta Express’ which became the target of a bomb blast a few months back runs between which of the following two stations ?
(A) New Delhi-Lahore
(B) New Delhi-Wagah
(C) Amritsar-Wagah
(D) Amritsar-Lahore
(E) New Delhi- Islamabad
ANS-(A)
33. Mr. Okram Ibobi Singh is the chief minister of_____
(A) Haryana
(B) Punjab
(C) Mnaipur
(D) Meghalaya
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
34. Who amongst the following was adjudged as the Femina Miss India Universe 2007 ?
(A) Puja Gupta
(B) Pooja Chitgopekar
(C) Sweta Lamba
(D) Sarah Jana Dias
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
35. Which of the following films won the 52nd National Filmfare Awards for Best Music?
(A) Omkara
(B) Fana
(C) Lage Raho Munnabhai
(D) Rang De Basanti
(E) Dhoom-2
ANS(D)
36. Which of the following is the full form of the WMF?
(A) Web Murtual Fund
(B) World Murtual Fund
(C) World Monuments Fund
(D) World Music Fund
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
37. The 43rd conference of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on securities policies was organized in___________
(A) Prague
(B) Moscow
(C) Viena
(D) Paris
(E) Munich
ANS-(E)
38. Who amongst the following is the author of the book –“ A view from the outside: Why Good Economics work for Everyone” ?
(A) Dr. Mnamohan Singh
(B) Dr. Amartya Sen
(C) Mr. L. N. Mittal
(D) Mr. Ashok Lahiri
(E) Mr. P.Chidambaram
ANS(E)
39. Who amongst the following won the WTA Title of Ericson International WTA Tennis Event 2007 ? (Women’s)
(A) Mara Santangelo
(B) Chia Jung Chuan
(C) Alla Kudryavtseva
(D) Yung –Jan Chan
(E) Yaroslava Shvedova
ANS-(E)
40. Which of the following State was at the top of the list of the Medals won by it in the 33rd National games -2007 ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Manipur
(E) Assam
ANS-(D)
41. After much persuasion and also after facing an economic sanction on it which of the following countries recently decided to end its Nuclear Programme ?
(A) China
(B) Iran
(C) Libya
(D) North Korea
(E) None of these
ANS-(D)
42. The USA recently signed the Acquisition aand Cross Serving Agreement (ACSA) providing for mutual support during humanitarian missions , peace keeping operations etc with a country of Indian sub-continent . The name of the country is ____
(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) India
(E) Bangladesh
ANS-(C)
43.Immediately prior to becoming the President of India Mrs. Pratibha Patil was the ___
(A) Union Minister for Social Welfare
(B) Chairperson National Commission for Women
(C) Governor of Punjab
(D) Chief Minster of Chattisgarh
(E) None of these
ANS-(E)
44. As per the target set for 11th period the dropout rate of children from elementary school should be brought to it which of the following levels by 2011-12 ?
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) 30%
ANS-(A)
45. Digambar Kamat is the 19th Chief Minister of________
(A) Goa
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Chhattishgarh
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
46. Which of the following statements about Afro-Asia cup 2007 is true ?
(1)Africa XI won the tournament
(2)Asia XI won the tournament
(3)All the three matches played under the tournament were declared draw. Hence no team won the trophy
(4)Africa won the first match and declared winner
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (4)
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
47. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “ Gandhi-A Spiritual Journey” ?
(A) Mark Tuly
(B) Ramchandra Gandhi
(C) K. N. Raj
(D) M. S. Swaminathan
(E) M. V. Kamath
ANS-(E)
48. Samresh Jung became the first Indian to bag an Olympic quota in which of the
following events ?
Swimming
(A) Pistol shooting
(B) 100 mtrs. Race
(C) High jump
(D) Long jump
Ans-(B)
49. Who amongst the following is allowed recently to have 49 per cent stake in HPCL
Refinery ?
Tata
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Kumarmangalam Birla
(C) L. N. Mittal
(D) None of these
ANS-(D)
50. Which of the following is observed as the ‘World Refugees Day’ by the U N O ?
June 26th
(A) July 26th
(B) July 20th
(C) June 20th
(D) August 20th
ANS-(D)
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1. The Sir C.V .Raman award for 2008 has been awarded to –
(A) M.Natarajan
(B) Sanjeev Ramchandra Inamdar
(C) Prof. G.Venkatraman
(D) Dr. Naresh Trehan
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
2. The 2007 FIFA Woman player of the year is –
(A) Birgit Prinz
(B) Christiane
(C) Marta
(D) Sania Mirza
(E) None of these
Ans [C]
3. The Mascot of the 2008 Olympic Games is-
(A) Fuwa
(B) Athena and Phevos
(C) Izz
(D) Cobi
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
4. Which among the following States would observe 2008 as the‘Year of Education’ ?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Bihar
(D) Karnataka
(E) Rajasthan
Ans [B]
5. Who has written “two lives” ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) Kiran Desai
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Khushwant Singh
(E) none of these
Ans [A]
6. Which of the following sites has been included in UNESCO’s list of the world ?
(A) Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara
(B) Gateway of India (Maharashtra)
(C) Bibi ka Maqbara
(D) Agra Fort
(E) None of these
Ans [D]
7. Rupees one lakh Nano Car has been unveiled in the 9th Auto Expo 2008 by –
(A) Bajaj Group
(B) Tata Group
(C) Maruti-Suzuki Group
(D) Mahindra & Mahindra Group
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
8. Which of the following banks has started the first biometric ATM in India ?
(A) Punjab National Bank
(B) State Bank Of India
(C) Bank Of Baroda
(D) Oriental Bank Of Commerce
(E) Central Bank Of India
Ans [A]
9. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for infrastructural development in rural areas , is set up and managed by-
(A) RBI
(B) SBI
(C) NABARD
(D) IMF
(E) SEBI
Ans [C]
10. Non-scheduled banks are :
(A) Banking companies other than those included in the second scheduled of the RBI
(B) Private sector banks
(C) Indigeneous banks
(D) Rural money lenders
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
11. In January 2008, RBI has decided to issue ….. denomination banknotes with inset letter ‘S’ in both numbering panels:
(A) Rs. 5
(B) Rs. 10
(C) Rs. 20
(D) Rs. 50
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
12. Which mutual fund has topped in assets Under Management (AUM):
(A) Reliance Mutual Fund
(B) ICICI Mutual Fund
(C) Standard Chartered Mutual Fund
(D) Tata Mutual Fund
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
13. What is the average debt burden per farmer household :
(A) Rs. 4,185
(B) Rs. 10,500
(C) Rs. 7,200
(D) Rs. 12,585
(E) Rs 15,345
Ans [D]
14. Housing Finance Companies are regulated by:
(A) NHB
(B)HUDCO
(C)RBI
(D) SEBI
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
15. The abbreviation GAPP stands for :
(A) General Accepted Accounting Policies
(B) General Accepted Accounting Practices
(C) General Accepted Accounting Principles
(D) General Accounts and Audit Procedures
(E) None of these
Ans [C]
16. Basic objective of Financial Management is :
(A) Maximising the profit
(B) Maximising the shareholder’s wealth
(C) Ensuring financial discipline in the organization
(D) Arrangement of funds
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
17. Who was the chief guest at the 2008 Republic Day Parade:
(A) Nicholas Sarkozy (France)
(B) Gordon Brown (UK)
(C) Angela Markel (Germany)
(D) Naveen Chandra Ram Gulam (Mauritius)
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
18. What is India’s HDI rank in the latest Human Development Report of 2007 ?
(A) 126
(B)127
(C)128
(D) 129
(E)130
Ans [C]
19. Which of the following is India’s largest power manufacturing company ?
(A) NTPC
(B) NHPC
(C) Tata power
(D) Reliance Energy
(E) None of these
Ans [A]
20. Which of the following country is not a member of the SAARC /
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Maldives
(D) Myanmar
(E) India
Ans [D]
21. Who among the following is the author of the book “Death and After” ?
(A) V. R. Iyer
(B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C) L. K. Advani
(D) Namita Gokhale
(E) Sonia Gandhi
Ans [A]
22. Which of the following States has emerged as the top State in terms of per capita income in 2007 ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Haryana
(E) West Bengal
Ans [D]
23. Which of the following organizations agencies has established a fund known as “Investor Protection Fund” ?
(A) SEBI
(B) NABARD
(C) AMFI
(D) BSE
(E) NSE
Ans [A]
24. Who among the following persons has been appointed as the new chairman of Indian Railway Board ?
(A) Rakesh Mohan
(B) K C Jena
(C) Ashen Prasad
(D) R R Singh
(E) None of these
Ans [B]
25. “Hand – in – Hand 2007” was a joint army exercise between :
(A) India and China
(B) India and US
(C) India and Japan
(D) India and Israel
(E) India and Pakistan
Ans [A]
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