1.
According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the
growth in agriculture and allied sector in 2011-12 is estimated to be:
(a) 2.5% (b) 4% (c) 7% (d) 3%
2.
Which one among the following countries is the
largest trading partner of India?
(a) USA (b)
China (c) UAE (d) Russia
3.
Which of the following organisations is known as
the soft loan window of the World Bank?
(a) International
Development Association (IDA)
(b) International
Finance Corporation (IFC)
(c) International
Monetary Fund (IMF)
(d) Asian
Development Bank (ADB)
4.
According
to Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of Agriculture and allied sector in GDP
of India is:
(a) 15% (b) 18% (c) 20% (d) 13.9%
5.
The rate at which we can convert one currency
into another currency is know as :
(a) Reverse Repo rate (b) Exchange rate (c) Reverse rapo rate (d) Conversion rate
6.
Which of the following is not a case of
inflation?
(a) rise in general level
of prices of goods (c) rise in general level of prices of services
(b) rise in value of money
(d) too much money chasing to few goods
7.
Which one of the following is not correct
regarding proposed White Label ATMs in India?
(a) It will
be owned and operated by Non Bank entities.
(b) From
such White Label ATM customer from any bank will be able to withdraw money
(c) The
customer will not have to pay a fee for the services.
(d) It will
not display logo of any particular bank.
8.
Which of
the following Index aims to measure the effects of price changes on the cost of
achieving
a
constant standard of living (i.e. level of utility or welfare)?
(a) WPI (b) CPI (c) COLI (d) PPI
9.
What is the name of the head of the Panel
recently constituted by the Reserve Bank of India to
suggest
ways to strengthen the rural cooperative credit structure?
(a) Prakash Bakshi (b)
Sabeer Bhatia (c) Yaswant Sinha (d) Y.
Subrahmaniam
10. The Indian economist, who is among the 26 people
who have been appointed by the UN to advise
the
world body on the global development agenda beyond 2015, is:
(a) Amartya
Sen (b) Sanjeev Bhattacharya (c) Devendra Tripathi (d) Abhijit Banergee
11. Which of the following Stock Exchanges has
emerged as the world's largest in terms of the number
of
trades in equity segments for the first six months of the 2012?
(a) New
York Stock Exchange (b) National Stock Exchange, Mumbai (c) London Stock
Exchange (d) Singapore Stock Exchange
12.
The Chairman of the expert committee on GAAR
(General Anti Avoidance Rules) is:
(a) Y.V
Reddy (b) Parthasarathi Shome (c) Sri Kumar Banargee (d) Vayalar Ravi
13.
Which of the following retail Groups, in India,
is the 50:50 partner of world's largest retailer Walmart Stores Inc?
(a) Bharti Group (b)
Reliance group (c) Sara Group (d) Future Group
14.
Embraer is the third-largest commercial aircraft
manufacturer in the world. Its head-quarter is located in which of the
following countries?
(a) Germany (b)
France (c) USA (d) Brazil
15. Which among the following
State governments has signed a memorandum of understanding with Life Insurance
Corporation to provide insurance coverage to about 7.8 lakh kendu leaf
pluckers?
(a) Chhattisgarh (b)
Madhya Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Jharkhand
16.
Indian state which stands first in the
production of sugarcane is:
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b)
Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal
17.
Who is the author of the book 'Planned Economy
for India'?
(a) Dada Bhai Naoroji (b) M. Vishweshwarya (c) R.
C. Datt (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
18.
The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
Yojana (PMGSY) is:
(a) to
provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations of more than 500 in rural
areas
(b) to provide connectivity to all unconnected
habitations of more than 250 persons in hilly areas
(c) both (a)
and (b)
(d) none of
these
19.
As per Census 2011 of India, India's population
growth rate during 2001-11 stood at:
(a) 21.5 Percent (b)
20.64 percent (c) 17.64 percent (d) 18.12 percent
20. According to Suresh Tendulkar report on poverty
which of the following states is the most poor in
India?
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(a)
Madhya Pradesh (b) Arunachal
Pradesh (c)Odisha
21.
Minimum Support Price (MSP) announced by the
government is the price:
(a) at which
government is ready to purchase the crops from farmers directly
(b) at which
government is ready to purchase the crops from traders
(c) at which
government is ready to sell the grains stored in godowns
(d) None of
these
22.
Which one among the following crops was not
covered under the green revolution?
(a) Rice (b)
Wheat (c)
Pulse (d) Maize
23.
Match the following pairs and choose the correct
answer from the codes given below:
24.
Which one of the following is not the component
of Bharat Nirman Programme?
(a) Rural housing (b)
Irrigation (c)
Rural telephony (d) Food
25.
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
was renamed as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)
in which among the following years?
(a) 2007 (b) 2008 (c) 2009 (d) 2010
26.
Regarding the Census 2011, consider the
following statements:
1.
According to Census 2011, for the first time
since Independence, the absolute increase in population is more in urban areas
that in rural areas.
2.
The ratio of Rural - Urban population is 68.84%
: 31.16%.
3.
Level of urbanization increased from 27.81% in
2001 Census to 31.16% in 2011 Census.
4.
The proportion of rural population declined from
72.19% to 68.84%.
Which of
the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3
and 4 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
27. Which one among the following orders is correct
regarding top cotton producing states in India?
(a) Gujarat
> Maharashtra > Andhrapradesh > Punjab > Haryana
(b) Maharashtra
> Gujarat > Andhrapradesh > Punjab > Haryana
(c) Andhrapradesh
> Punjab > Haryana > Maharashtra
(d) Haryana
> Punjab > Maharashtra > Gujarat
28.
Which among the following is not a Kharif Crop?
(a) Maize (b)
Sugarcane (c) Rice (d) Mustard
29.
'Aam Admi Bima Yojana' is an insurance scheme
for rural landless households introduced by:
(a) National Insurance Co. (b) LIC
(c) NABARD (d) Rural Insurance Co.
30.
Consider the following statements:
1.
The child sex ratio in India has dropped to 914
females against 1,000 males - the lowest since Independence - in the
provisional 2011 Census report released today.
2.
The Child sex ratio was 927 females against
1,000 males in 2001.
Which of
the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2
only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1
nor 2
31.
Who among the following personalities is
considered as the brain behind oilseed revolution?
(a) M S Swaminathan (b) M V Rao (c) C
Rangarajan (d) Y B Reddy
32.
Recently,
Human Rights activist Sima Samar won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award. She
belongs
to:
(a) Pakistan (b)
Bangladesh (c)
Afghanistan (d) Egypt
33.
'The Casual Vacancy' is a novel written by:
(a) Salman Rushdie (b) J.K.
Rowling (c)
Vikram Seth (d) Amitav Ghose
34.
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on pharmaceutical
pricing policy is headed by:
(a) Ghulam Nabi Azad (b) Sharad Pawar (c) Srikant Jena (d) Salman Khurshid
35. Recently which among the following acquired the
Indian business of Australia based Woolworths?
(a) Infiniti Retail Ltd (b) J P
Infratech (c) DLF (d) Lanco Infrastructure
36.
Samsung has recently unveiled upgraded version
of its phablet in India. Name it:
(a) Galaxy Note I (b)
Galaxy Note II (c) Galaxy Note III (d) Galaxy Note V
37.
Who among the following won FIDE Grand Prix 2012
held in Ankara?
(a) A. Muzychuk (b) Zhao
Xue (c)
Koneru Humpy (d) Ruan Lufei
38.
India's first National Security Adviser has been
died recently. Name the personality:
(a) J N Dixit (b)
Brajesh Mishra (c) M K Narayanan (d) Shivshankar Menon
39.
To
promote the message of making the country 'Open Defecation-Free' and ensuring
proper sanitation
in rural
areas which among the following campaign has been started recently?
(a) Swachchha Bharat Yatra (b) Nirmal Bharat Yatra
(a) Swastha Bharat Yatra (d) Nirmal Gram Yatra
40.
Who among the following is/was the chairman of
13th Finance Commission?
(a) C.Rangarajan (b)
A.M.Khusro (c)
Vijay L. Kelkar (d) K.C Pant
41.
Which among the following Indian is a member in
the board of U.K.-based global banking giant
HSBC
Holdings?
(a) N. R. Narayana Murthy (b) Azim Premji
(c) Nandan Nilekani (d) Vikram Pandit
42. Lewis Hamilton has recently signed a three-year
deal with which of the following formula one team?
(a) Red bull (b)
Mercedes (c)
McLaren (d) Ferrari
43.
'Dans le harem de Kadhafi' is a book written by:
(a) Annick Cojean (b)
Larry Ellison (c) Jeff Bezos (d)
Lewis Hamilton
44. E Lobby, a new initiative with 24x7 cash
deposit, cash withdrawal, cheque deposit and passbook
updating
facility launched for which of the following banks customers?
(a)
Punjab National Bank (b) Union Bank of India (c) ICICI Bank (d) Kotak Mahindra
Bank
45.
Kutir Jyoti Scheme is realted with:
(a) Promoting
cottage industries inn villages
(b) Promoting
employment among rural families living below the poverty line
(c) Providing
electricity to rural families living the poverty line
(d) All of
the above
46.
Who among the following won Singapore Grand Prix
2012?
(a) Lewis Hamilton (b)
Sebastian Vettel (c) Fernando Alonso (d) Jenson Button
47.
'AH-64 Apache' is a four-blade, twin-engine
attack helicopter developed in:
(a) Russia (b)
France (c) USA (d) UK
48.
Which among the following Universities is also
known by "Oxford of the East"?
(a) Calcutta University (b) Allahabad University (c) Utkal University
(d)
Banaras Hindu University
 49. The first indigenously built ship by Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd, a Gujarat Government unit, has
been
commissioned into the Navy. Name the ship:
(a) INS Makaradhwaj (b) INS Makar (c) INS
Magar (d) INS Kark
50.
'Arrogant Master' is the book written by which
of one the following cricket players?
(a) Kapil Dev (b)
Yuvraj Singh (c) Rahul Dravid (d) Saurav Ganguly
51.
Which among the following committees is not
headed by C Rangarajan?
(a) Committee
to resolve gas pricing, profit-sharing issues
(b) Committee
to resolve gas pricing, profit-sharing issues
(c) Committee
to review the Tendulkar Committee methodology for estimating poverty
(d) None of
the above
52.
Which among the following States of India has
highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c)
Rajasthan (d) Odisha
53.
Who among the following personalities is the
oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest?
(a) Meghlal Mahato (b)
Sunita Mahato (c) Binita Soren (d)
Premlata Agrawal
54. Who among the following is the current president
of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry?
(a)
Mahendra Parmir (b) Kosala Wikramanayake (c) Iftikhar Ali Malik (d) Vikramjit
Singh Sahaney
55.
In which among the following countries, Indian
Pharmaceutical Company Wockhardt is going to launch a generic version of Comtan
tablets, used in treating Parkinson's disease?
(a) USA (b) UK (c)
India (d) South Africa
56.
Who among the following won men's Cincinnati
Masters title 2012?
(a) Novak Djokovic (b)
Roger Federer (c) Andy Murray (d) Andy Roddick
57.
Who
among the following has been selected for the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana
Award 2012?
(a) Wahiduddin Khan (b) D. R. Mehta (c) Gautam Bhai (d) N Radhakrishnan
58. Which among the following States has recently
announced that any person below 18 years will be
considered
a child labourer if he or she is employed?
(a) Haryana (b) Gujarat (c)
Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra
59.
Which among the following States has bagged top
position in dairy farming with a 95.4 lakh metric tonne production in 2011-12
fiscal years?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b)
Meghalaya (c)
Gujarat (d) Punjab
60. Recently, who among the following has been
appointed as the chief economic adviser in the finance
ministry?
(a) Kaushik Basu (c) Dr. Rajiv Kumar (d) Anil Bisen
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