BI Bank Clerk Previous Year Solved Question Paper (2007)

(General Awareness)
1.Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth Indian to claim 150 or more wickets?
(a) A.Kumble
(b) A.Agarkar (c) S.Tendulkar
(d) Harbhajan Singh (e) None of
these
2. Who amongst the following returned to earth after a long 195 days stay in space ?
(a) Angei Brewer (b) Mike Leinbach (c) Shruti Vadera (d) Sunita Williams (e) None of these
3. Japan PM shinzo Abe came to office last year with huge support in his favour. But since last
few months he is facing problems in his political survival. Which of the following actions taken
by him does / do not enjoy support of the people of Japan (Pick up the correct statement)?
1. Decision to postpone parliament elections.
2. Falling to control inflation which has gone to the level of 12% an unusual phenomenon in the
history of Japan.
3. Decision to allow USA to make an army Base in some of its Islands where USA will have its
nuclear war-heads
(a) Only 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Only 3
(e) All 1, 2 and
3
4. European leaders agree on treaty was the news in leading news paper in recent past.
Which of the following was the treaty on which leaders were of diverse views (Pick up the
correct statement) ?
1. The treaty was to make the EURO money a universal currency for all financial / monetary
transaction done by all the member countries w.e.f. April 2009.
2. Treaty was to defunct constitution of the European Union by a new one.
3. Poland one of the newest members of the union was threatening to use its veto power if any
change is done in the present set up of the organization.
(a) only 1
(b) only 2
(c) only 3
(d) Both 1 and 2
(e) Both 2 and
3
5. Rajpaksha threatens to resolve Lanka parliament was the news in leading newspaper a
few days back. Which of the following was the reason owing to which president threatens to
take a drastic step? (Pick up the correct statements).
1. A number of MPs from Sri Lanka Freedom party defecting to join another party launched by
another group of politicians.
2. A group of politicians under the leadership of former president Chandrika Kumaratunga
demanding the postponement of elections for the post of president due in the month of
November 2007 so that Chandrika can came back from exile and contest for the same.
3. Rajapaksha wants general public and also MPs to support his formula on peace with LTTE
which is not acceptable to most of the MPs.
(a) All 1,2 and 3
(e) Only 1

(b) Only 2

(c) Only 3

(d) Both 1 and 2

6. Madhesi national liberation front (MNLF) is an organization active in which of the following
countries?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Myanmar
(c) Uganda
(d) Iran
(e) Nepal
7. As per the Economic survey 2006-07 the food grain production may not touch the target
fixed for the year. What is the target of the same set for the period?

(a) 100 million tonnes

(e) 320 million tonnes

(b) 220 million tonnes

(c) 175 million tonnes

(d) 250 million tonnes

8. Which of the following sector banks brought its equity share (follow on public issue) for the
price was set as Rs. 940 per equity?
(a) ICICI Bank (b) Karnataka Bank
(c) UTI Bank
(d) HDFC Bank (e) None of these
9. Prime minister of India recently unveiled an agricultural package during his visit to 53rd
meeting of the National Development Council. What is the size of the package >
(a) Rs. 10,000 Crores
(e) Rs. 30,000 Crores

(b) Rs. 15,000 Crores

(c) Rs. 20,000 Crores

(d) Rs. 25,000 Crores

10. Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (each and every family in
the state has atleast one bank account). ?
(a) Delhi
(b) Maharashtra
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala
(e) None
of these

Some Other Questions And Answers:1. Which of the following Departments of the Govt. of India is helping banks in disbursement of
rural credit by the bank?
(A) Railways (B) State Road Transpots (C) Post and Telegraph (D) Ministry of Health (E) None
2. Which of the following organization/agencies has established a fund known as investor
production fund?
(A) SEBI
(B) NABARD (C) Bombay stock exchange
(D) AMFI
(E) None of these

3. Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present ?

(A) Mr. M.V.Kamath
(B) Mr. Y.V.Reddy
(C) Mr. N.R.Narayanmurthy
None

(D) Mr.O.P.Bhatt (E)

4. Mjority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs ?
(A) Money lenders
(B) Foreign Bankers
(C) NABARD
(D) RBI
(E) None of these

5. India has different categories of commercial banks.Which of the following is NOT one such
categories?
(A) Private Banks
(B) Commodities Banks (C) Nationalized Banks (D) Cooperative Banks
(E) Foreign Banks

6.Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ?
(1) Foreign Banks
(2) Regional Rural Banks
(3) Nationalized Banks
(A) Only I

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1,2and 3

(E) None of these

7. Which of the following countries does not play International Cricket ?

(A) Russia
(B) England
(C) South Africa
(D) Pakistan
(E) India

8. The money which Govt. of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country
comes from which of the following sources?
[Pick up the correct Statement(s)]
(1) Loan from World Bank/ADB etc
(2) Taxws collected from the people
(3) Loan from
the RBI
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 2
(E) All 1,2 and
3

9. The Securities and Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money
flow in equity through P Notes. What is the full form of P Notes?
(A) Permanent Notes
(B) Purchase Notes
(C) Participatory-Notes (D) Private Notes
(E) None of these

10. Who amongst the following was the captain of the India cricket team who won thw Twenty20 World Cup-2007?
(A) Yuvraj Singh
(B) M.S.Dhoni (C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Saurav Ganguly (E) None of these

11. Mnay times we read in financial news paper about FII.What is the full form of FII?
(A) Final Investment in India
(B) Foreign Investment in India
(C) Formal Investment
in India (D) Fair Institutional Investment
(E) Foreign Institutional Investment

12. Benazir Bhutto Is associated with which of the following parties

(A) Muslim League
(B) Pakistan Peoples Party
(C) Pakistan National Congress
(D) Islamic Movement of Pakistan
(E) None of these

13. One of the former prime ministers of which of the following countries was detained in
house arrest for a short period after his/her returns from a long exile ?
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Pakistan
(D) Brazil
(E) None of these

14. Who amongst the following leaders from USA visited Isarael and Palestinian West Bank so
that a solution to the Isarael and palestinian problem can be worked out ?
(A) George Bush
(B) Al Gore
(C) Bill Clinton (D) Condeleeza Rice (E) None
of these

15. Justine Henin Won the womens singles US Open Tennis Championship-2007 After defeating
-

(A) Swetlana Kuznetsova

(B) Sania Mirza
Mathalie Dechy
(E) None of these

(C) Dinara Safina

(D)

16. As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stoped distributing food in
Mogadishu Town after its local head was abducted by the Govt. soldiers of the
country.Mogadishu is the capital town of(A) Tanzania
(B) Turkey
(C) Cuba
(D) Libya
(E) Somalia

17. The financial markets of the which of the following countries were badly affected by subprime crisis ?
(A) Russia
(B) Brazil
(C) UK
(D) USA
(E)None of these

18. Which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold?
(A) USA
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Russia
(D) India
(E) None of these
Ans (D)
19. Which of the following countries is NOT happy with the USAs decision to award a
cogressional Medal to Dalai Lama Of Tibet?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Myanmar (E) China

20. Which of the following countries recently decided to launch a military action in
Northern Iraq where many Kurdish PKK fighters are based and they are killed people
from that country?
(A) India
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh (E) Turkey

1. The newly constituted National Knowledge Commission is headed by

a) C. Rangarajan
b)Prof. R. S. Sharma
c) Sam Pitroda
Vyas

d) Ms. Girija

2. India enacted an important event of Indian National Movement celebrating the seventy-fifth
anniversary. Which was it?
a) Quit India Movement b) Delhi Chalo Movement c) Civil Disobedience Movement
d) Non Cooperation Movement
3. Pope Benedict XVI belongs to which country?
a) Italy
b) Germany
c) France

d) Poland

4. The media campaign The World Is Waiting is related to which of the following
companies?
a) Lufthansa
b) Qatar Airways
c) Indian Airlines
d) British Airways

5. Who among the following has been elected as President of the International Council of
Science Union?
a) E. Sreedharan
b) N. Ram
c) M. G. K. Menon
d) Goverdhan Mehta
6. Which of the following countries launched the smallest combat aircraft in the world?
a) Germany
b) India
c) Russia
d) USA
7. Who among the following British Governor- Generals shifted Indias capital from Calcutta to
Delhi in 1911?
a) Lord Louis Mountbatten b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Hardinged) Warren Hastings
8. Golden Handshake is the term associated with
a) Share market
b) Retirement benefits c) Voluntary retirement benefits
d) Smuggling
9. Which of the following is the first surface- to- surface missile in India?
a) Prithvi
b) Trishul
c) Agni
d) Naag
10. Which country will be host 15th SAARC Summit in 2008?
a) Maldives
b) Sri Lanka
c) India
d) Pakistan
11. Mist is caused by
a) Dry ice
b) Ice at low temperature
d) Carbon- monoxide in solid form

c) Water vapours at low temperature

12. Who among the following has been chosen the Miss India Universe for the year 2008?
a) Parvathy Omanakuttan
b) Simaran Kaur Mundi c) Amrita Thapar
d) Tanvi Vyas
13. Who among the following was the author of Rajtarangini, commonly regarded as the
first genuine history of India written by an Indian?
a) Banbhatta b) Ravikirti
c) Pushpadanta
d) Kalhana
14. Who among the following advocated Scientific Socialism?
a) Robert Owen b) Proudhon Pierre Joseph
c) Karl Marx

d) Saint Simon Henri Claude

15. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Directive
Principles of State Policy?
a) 26 to 41
b) 31 to 56
c) 36 to 51
d) 41 to 66
16. Which one of the following travelers is not associated with the description of the
glories of Vijayanagar kingdom?
a) Abdur Razzaq
b) Paes
c) Ibn Batutah d) Nuniz
Abdur Razzaq- Deva Raya II
Paes- Krishna Deva Raya
Ibn Batutah- Harihara I
Nuziz- Achyut Deva Raya

17. The Chinese pilgrim Fa Hien visited India during the reign of
a) Kanishka
b) Chandragupta I
c) Chandragupta II
d) Harshavardhana
18. Which of the following is the economic growth percentage projected in the 11th Five
Year Plan draft that was approved by the Planning Commission in November 2007?
a) 8%
b) 9%
c) 9.5%
d) 10%
19. The Indian Navys only sailing ship, which returned to Kochi after a 10- month voyage
around the globe is,
a) INS Vibhuti b) INS Tarangini
c) INS Prabhat
d) INS Viraat
20) Who among the following is the Director General of International Monetary Fund (IMF) ?
a) Thaksin Shinawatra b) Liang Guanglie
c) Dominique Strauss Kahn d) Paul Wolfowitz
21. Who is the author of the book Super Star India: From Incredible to Unstoppable?
a) Shobha De b) Hillary Clinton
c) Dalai Lama d) Imran Khan
22. What do CECA stand for?
a) Community Enabled Cooperative Arrangement
b) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Agreement
c) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement
d) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
23. John wheeler was associated with a) Physics
b) Chemistry
c) Botany

d) History

1.Which

of the following States will soon have its first Civil Airports ?
(A) Jammu & Kashmir
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Assam
(D) Meghalaya
(E) Sikkim
2.Who amongst the following made the 41st Test Century of his career recently ?
(A) Saurav Ganguly (B) V. V. S. Laxman (C) Rahul Dravid
(D) Sachin Tendulkar
(E) None of these
3.Which of the following was/were the objective(s) of the Mission Chandrayaan 1 ?
(a) Preparing dimensional atlas of the lunar surface.
(b) Chemical Mapping of the entire lunar surface.
(c) Locating minerals in the soil of the moon.
(A) Only (a) (B) Only (b) (C) Only (c) (D) All (a), (b) & (c) (E) None of these
4. Which of the following States introduced a high tech foodgrain rationing system to
ensure timely supply of the foodgrains to people living below poverty line ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Delhi (D) West Bengal (E) Karnataka
5. Which of the following is NOT a part of Indias Money Market ?
(A) Bill Markets
(B) Call Money Market
(C) Banks
(D) Mutual Funds
(E) Indian Gold Council

6. Which of the following is the objective of the project Bhoomi Keralam launched by
the State Govt. ?
(A) To conduct a survey of the land
(B) To bring those people back who have left the State and settled in other States
(C) To provide financial security to farmers who are in distress
(D) To identify those tribals who need jobs or financial assistance
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following countries adopted its new constitution recently ?
(A) Russia
(B) Equadore (C) South Korea
(D) North Korea (E) None of these
8. Which of the following awards was given to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently (2008) ?
(A) Padma Bhushan (B) Sangit Natak Academy Award (C) Maharashtra Bhushan
(D) Karnataka Ratna (E) Bharat Ratna
9. Which of the following States got its first Rail link recently ?
(A) Haryana (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Sikkim (D) Manipur (E) Jammu & Kashmir
10. Barack Hussain Obama belongs to which of the following political parties ?
(A) Republican
(B) Democratic
(C) Labour (D) American National Congress
(E) None of these
11. Which of the following is/are NOT the features of Indias Foreign Trade policy (2004
to 2009)?
(a) To double Indias percentage share of global trade from present 07 per cent to 15 per
cent by 2009.
(b) Simplifying the procedures and bringing down the cost.
(c) Make SAARC countries Indias most preferred foreign trade partners by 2009.
(A) Only (a) (B) Only (b) (C) Only (c) (D) All (a), (b) & (c) (E) Only (a) & (c)
12. Stephen Harper whose name was in news recently is the .
(A) President of Canada
(B) Prime Minister of Canada
(C) President of Italy
(D) Prime Minister of Switzerland
(E) Foreign Minister of U.S.A.
13. Which of the following is NOT a fertilizer product ?
(A) Urea
(B) Murate of Potash
(C) Di Amonium Phosphate
(D) CalciumCarbonate
(E) All are fertilizers
14. A Rs. 35,000 crore JSW Steel Plant project was inaugurated in West Bengal recently.
The project is setup / developed in .
(A) Singur
(B) Nandigram
(C) Salboni (D) Malda
(E) Joynagar

15. Which of the following State Govts. Has announced that it will provide a special
package of incentives to Employment Intensive Industries ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Karnataka
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh (E) Bihar
16. Which of the following nations has decided to increase its co-operation in the field of
energy with India ?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Nepal
(E) Japan
17. Which of the following services is NOT provided by the post offices in India ?
(A) Savings Bank Scheme
(B) Retailing of Mutual Funds
(C) Sale of stamp Papers (Judicial)
(D) Issuance of
Demand Drafts
(E) Life Insurance cover
18. Mohammed Anni Nasheed is the newly elected President of .
(A) Fiji
(B) Maldives (C) Iraq
(D) Iran
(E) None of these
19. Who amongst the following is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2008 ?
(A) Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio (B) Martti Ahtisaari (C) Yoichiro Nambu
(D) Francoise Barre Sinoussi
(E) None of these
20. A national level commission of India has asked about twenty States to set up which
of the following commissions in their States as early as possible ?
(A) Farmers Commission
(B) Women Commission (C) Child Welfare Commission
(D) Law Commission
(E) None of these
21. Which of the following is/are the measure(s) taken by the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) to ease the liquidity crunch in the country ?
(a) Cut in Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio.
(b) Increase the flow of foreign direct investment.
(c) Supply of additional currency notes in the market.
(A) Only (a) (B) Only (b) (C) Only (c) (D) All (a), (b) & (c) (E) None of these
22. The third India Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Summit took place in which of the
following dies recently ?
(A) Brazilia (B) New Delhi
(C) Suncity (D) Salvador (E) Durban
23. Which of the following States has dcided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all the
districts of the State to enable itself to provide arsenic free drinking water to all the
people by 2010-11 ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) West Bengal
(D) Orissa
(E) Maharashtra
24. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Exile ?
(A) B. G. Verghese (B) Philip Roth
(C) Aravind Adiga
(D) Navtej Saran
(E) None of these

25. Which of the following programmes is being implemented in all the districts of the
country ?
(A) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(B) Navodaya Vidhyalay
(C) Ultra Mega Power Project
(D) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuthikara Yojana
(E) None of these
26. The Govt. of India decided to provide a bonus price of Rs. 50 per quintal on which of
the following products over and above its minimum support price of Rs. 850 per quintal ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Paddy
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Cotton
(E) None of these

27. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Namesake ?
(A) Vikram Seth
(B) V. S. Naipaul
(C) Arun Bhagat
(D) Anita Desai
(E) Jhumpa Lahiri
28. Besides USA India has signed Nuclear Agreement with which of the following
countries and is named as Co-operation Agreement for Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy
(A) Italy
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Canada (E) Australia
29. Tzipi Livini whose name was in news recently is from which of the following
countries ?
(A) Singapore (B) South Korea
(C) Austria
(D) Israel
(E) None of these
30. World Ozone day is observed on .
(A) 16th September (B) 16th October
(C) 16th November
(E) 26th October

(D) 26th September

31. Which of the following is NOT a Govt. Sponsored organization ?

(A) Small Industries Development Bank of India
(B) NABARD
(C) National Housing Bank (D) ICICI Bank
(E) All are Govt. sponsored
32. Merdeka Cup is associated with the game of .
(A) Badminton
(B) Football (C) Hockey (D) Golf

(E) Tennis

33. Indias Space Rocket Launching Centre is in .

(A) Portblair
(B) Hassan
(C) Tirupati (D) Kochi

(E) Sri Harikota

34. The National Games scheduled in 2011 will be organized in .

(A) Bengaluru
(B) Goa
(C) Kolkata (D) Kochi
(E) Jaipur
35. Which of the followiing diseases is not covered under Integrated Disease
Surveillance project ?

(A) Cholera

(B) Tuberculosis

(C) AIDS

(D) Polio

(E) Cancer

36. Which of the following is TRUE about Antyodaya Anna Yojana ?

(a) Scheme is for Below Poverty Line families.
(b) People are provided cooked meals under the scheme.
(c) All beneficiaries of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are covered in this
scheme.
(A) Only (a) (B) Only (b) (C) Only (c) (D) All (a), (b) & (c) (E) None of these
37. Jelena Jankovic of Serbia won which of the following titles of tennis after defeating
Svetlana Kuznetsova ?
(A) China Open
(B) Japan Open (C) New Zealand Open
(D) Australian Open
(E) None of these
38. Who amongst the following is the Minister of Home Affairs in Union Cabinet of
India at present ?
(A) Shivraj Patil
(B) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(C) P. Chidambaram
(D) Sharad Pawar
(E) None of these
39. Banks are required to pay how much percentage of their net bank credit to Priority
Sector is advance ?
(A) 5%
(B) 7%
(C) 10%
(D) 15%
(E) None of these
40. Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in .
(A) Literacy Work
(B) Social Service
(C) Coaching in Sports
(E) None of these

(D) Journalism

. Very often we read about financial inclusion in newspapers these days. Financial
Inclusion means
(A) Providing loans to all eligible persons
(B) Creating a mechanism of providing financial help to business people of society
whenever they are in need of the same
(C) Providing banking services to all those who are staying in remote and interior areas
of the country
(D) To ensure that each and every person pays tax on his/her income regularly and
honestly
(E) None of these
2. Mid Day Meals is a scheme to provide nutritious food to
(A) Those taking treatment in hospitals
(B) School going children
(C) Daily wage employees/or labours
(D) Labours engaged in jobs in unorganized sectors
(E) Girls who are residing in girls/youth hostels

3. The Govt. of India is running a National Programme to control which of the following
disease ?
(A) Renal Failures
(B) Heart Ailments (C) Cancer (D) AIDS (E) None of these
4. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is aimed at the education of which of the following ?
(A) Engineering and technical education
(B) Education of girls upto graduation level
(C) College education
(D) Adult education
(E) Education of children between 6-14 years

5. Five year plans in India are designed and launched by which of the following
organizations ?
(A) Ministry of Rural Development
(B) Ministry of Agriculture
(C) Panchayat Raj Samitees of each state
(D) Planning Commission of India
(E) Ministry of Home Affairs
6. Which of the following Ministries prepares its own budget and presents it in the
Parliament every year ?
(A) Finance Ministry
(B) Railway Ministry
(C) Ministry of Defence
(D) Ministry of Home Affairs
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following banks is a nationalized bank ?
(A) ICICI Bank (B) Yes Bank (C) Saraswat Co-op. Bank (D) Reserve Bank of India
(E) Bank of India
8. Which of the following types of accounts are known as Demat Accounts ?
(A) Accounts which are Zero Balance Accounts
(B) Accounts which are opened to facilitate repayment of a loan taken from the bank. No
other business can be conducted from there
(C) Accounts in which shares of various companies are traded in electronic form
(D) Accounts which are operated through internet banking facility
(E) None of these
9. Which of the following is definitely a major indication of the state of the economy of a
country ?
(A) Rate of GDP growth
(B) Rate of inflation (C) Number of Banks in a country
(D) Stock of foodgrains in a country
(E) None of these
10. Which of the following taxes levied by the Govt. of India is withdrawn now ? (As
announced in Union Budget 200809)
(A) Income Tax (B) VAT (C) Corporate Tax (D) Banking CashTransaction Tax
(E) None of these

11. Sakhalin oilfields are located in

(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) France

(D) USA

(E) None of these

12. Twenty 20 Cricket Matches are very popular these days. What is the format of the
game ?
(A) Every player has to play 20 balls only
(B) Every team has to play 20 overs only
(C) Every team will now have twenty players
(D) The team who makes maximum runs in 20 hours will be the winner
(E) None of these
13. Which of the following countries won the finals of under 19 Cricket World Cup held
in March 2008 ?
(A) South Africa
(B) India
(C) England (D) New Zealand (E) None of these
14. Who amongst the following presented the Union Budget 2008-09 in the Parliament ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav
(C) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(D) Mr. Arjun Singh
(E) None of these
15. Late Benazir Bhutto was the
(A) Present President of Pakistan
(B) Former President of Pakistan
(C) Present Prime Minister of Pakistan
(D) Former Prime Minister of Pakistan
(E) Present Foreign Minister of Pakistan
16. If you visit the branch of a bank you will normally not see a
department/section/counter names as
(A) Cash
(B) Credit
(C) Customer care (D) Housekeeping (E) Retail Banking
17. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the National Knowledge
Commission ?
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Mr. Arjun Singh
(C) Dr. Pranav Mukherjee
(D) Justice Arijit Pasayat
(E) Mr. Sam Pitroda
18. Which of the following phenomenon has created a state of anxiety in the economic
and financial sector in India these days ?
(A) Rate of Inflation
(B) Sub-prime crisis in USA
(C) High level of fluctuation in Sensex
(D) Population growth in Metro
cities in India
(E) None of these
19. Name of Ishant Sharma is associated with the game of
(A) Hockey (B) Chess
(C) Cricket (D) Football (E) Badminton

20. Which of the following programmes is launched to develop basic infrastructure in the
country ?
(A) Bharat Nirman programme (B) Technology Mission (C) Special Economic Zones
(D) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(E) None of these
21. Which of the following is permanent venue of International Film festivals in India ?
(A) Goa
(B) Pune (Maharashtra)
(C) Jaipur (Rajasthan)
(D) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(E) None of these
22. Foreign investments in India are normally known as
(A) CII
(B) FDI
(C) SFI
(D) SME
(E) MDI
23. Which of the following is a computer package for preparing / typing letters /
documents ?
(A) Word
(B) Excel
(C) PowerPoint
(D) Windows
(E) Unix
24. Duleep Trophy is associated with the game of
(A) Badminton
(B) Hockey
(C) Football

(D) Cricket

25. Jnanpith Award is given for excellence in the field of

(A) Social Service
(B) Sports
(C) Classical Dance (D) Music

(E) Chess
(E) Literature

26. Which of the following organizations is a popular name in the field of computer &
softwares ?
(A) Rotman (B) Henley
(C) Microsoft
(D) Louis Vuitton
(E) DLA Piper
27. King of which of the following countries has to leave as the country has adopted
parliamentary form of democratic govt. and first election has taken place ?
(A) Jordan
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Myanmar (E) None of these
28. For applying for this project, the applicants were required to
(A) Send physical applications
(B) Apply on-line
(C) Buy scannable form and send after filling
(D) Send only Demand Draft
(E) Apply in employment exchange
29. Dyanchand Trophy is associated with the game of
(A) Golf
(B) Cricket (C) Football (D) Tennis

(E) Hockey

30. Who amongst the following is a famous Lawn tennis player ?

(A) Irfan Khan
(B) Sania Mirza
(C) Sujata Sharma
Desai
(E) None of these

(D) Kiran

31. Which of the following bills was placed in the Parliament recently after a waiting
period of several years ?

(A) Womens Reservation Bill

(C) Income Tax Amendment Bill
(E) None of these

(B) Financial Inclusion Bill

(D) Companies Amendment Bill

32. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Business at the Speed of
Thought ?
(A) V. S. Naipaul (B) Jaswant Singh (C) Ritu Beri (D) Bill Gates (E) None of these
33. Govt. normally does not announce the support price of
(A) Wheat
(B) Paddy
(C) Mango
(D) Sugar cane

(E) Cotton

34. Mr. Dmitry Medvedev has become the new

(A) Prime Minister of Russia
(B) President of Russia
(C) Prime Minister of France
(D) President of France
(E) Prime Minister of Italy
35. If you visit USA you have to make all your payments in
(A) Euro
(B) Dollar
(C) Rupee
(D) Pound Sterling

(E) Any one of these

36. Census in India is done after a period of

(A) 5 years
(B) 7 years
(C) 8 years
(D) 10 years

(E) 12 years

37. TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following services ?

(A) Telecom (B) Trade
(C) Port
(D) Transport
(E) None of these
38. Firewalls are used to protect against
(A) Unauthorised Attacks
(B) Virus Attacks
(D) Fire Attacks
(E) None of these

(C) Data Driven Attacks

39. The directory is mandatory for every disk.

(A) Root
(B) Base
(C) Sub
(D) Case
40. WWW stands for
(A) World Word Web
(D) World Work Web

(B) World Wide Web

(E) None of these

(E) None of these

(C) World White Web

41. For applying for this project, the applicants were required to
(A) Pay fee by Cheque
(B) Pay fee by Demand Draft
(C) Pay fee by Postal Order
(D) No fee/postage was required to be paid
(E) None of these
42. Which of the following is NOT associated with Computers ?
(A) Bit
(B) Binary
(C) Pencil
(D) Mouse

(E) Screen

43. MICR technology used for clearance of cheques by banks refers to

(A) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition
(B) Magnetic Intelligence Character Recognition
(C) Magnetic Information Cable Recognition
(D) Magnetic Insurance Cases Recognition
(E) None of these

44. Modern Computers represent characters and numbers internally using one of the
following number systems
(A) Penta
(B) Octal
(C) Hexa
(D) Septa
(E) Binary
45. Smallest storage unit of a computer is
(A) Bit
(B) Byte
(C) Nibble
(D) Pixel

(E) None of these

46. A MODEM is connected in between a telephone line and a

(A) Network (B) Computer (C) Communication Adapter (D) Serial Port
(E) All of these
47. Window is and Window 95, Window 98 are
(A) Graphical User Interface, Operating System
(B) Graphics Useful Interface, Executing Systems
(C) Graph User Interval, Expert Systems
(D) Graphical Use Interphase, Excel Systems
(E) None of these
48. Which of the following best explains e-governance ?
(A) Improving the functioning of Government
(B) Teaching Government employees the basics of computing
(C) Delivery of public services through internet
(D) Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet
(E) Convergence of e-mail and videoconferencing
49. Buy NowPay Now is commonly used for
(A) Visa Cards (B) Vault Cards (C) Credit Cards (D) E-purse
50. Smart Card is
(A) Special purpose Cards
(B) Microprocessor Cards
(C) Processing unit contains memory for storing data
(D) Processing unit for software handling

(E) Debit Cards

(E) None of these

1.According to the World Economic Forum which of the following groups of countries
have the most developed financial system in the world ?
(A) USAFrance
(B) FranceBritain (C) IndiaUSA
(D) BritainAustralia
(E) USABritain

2. Which of the following sectors of US economy were passing through a phase of slow
down recently and wanted US Govt. to provide bail out packages to them ?
1. Agricultural sector
2. Auto sector
3. Banking and Financial Services Sector
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) 2 and 3 only
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
3. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about the buy back of the Foreign
Convertible Bonds (FCBs), which were in news recently ?
1. Govt. has put a ban on the buy back of the Foreign convertible Bonds.
2. Govt. has now allowed the buy back of the Foreign convertible Bonds.
3. Companies can now pre pay the foreign convertible bonds from their Indian rupee
resources and/or through their foreign currency accruals.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) 2 and 3 only
(E) None of these
4. Which of the following countries has decided to issue a currency note equivalent to
that of US$ 200 million as it is struggling with the world's highest inflation rate of 231
million per cent ?
(A) Somalia (B) Ethiopea (C) Sudan
(D) Uganda
(E) Zimbabwe
5. The Reserve Bank of India in its mid term review of the monetary policy in October
2008 had said that the inflation would be around 7% by the year-end.
Which of the following is/are indications on the basis of which RBI gave this statement ?
1. Headline inflation as measured by the wholesale price index has started declining
2. Commodity prices are coming down

3. Domestic Demand is also slowing down

4. Fuel prices are lowered down recently
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 1 and 4 only (C) All 1, 2, 3 and 4 (D) Only 4 (E) None of these
6. As we all noticed in the recent past almost all major banks were offering loans at
cheaper rates. Which was/were the major event(s) that took place in the financial sector,
which prompted banks to do so ?
1. RBI frequently announced a cut in various rates and ratios
2. Govt. provided Rs. 7000 crore refinance to SIDBI to help SSIs
3. Housing loans upto Rs. 20 lakhs will now be treated as loan to priority sector
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 & 3
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the Lehman Brothers Holdings
Inc.
which was in news sometimes back ?
1. The US Govt. provided a US $ 7000 million bail out package to the company
2. The company filed for bankruptcy in a court in New York
3. The company is now out of financial crisis and is busy in its restructuring so that it can
start afresh.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
8. Which of the following States became the first State in India to reserve a Govt. job for
HIV + candidates ?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka (D) Delhi (E) None of these
9. The Govt. of India recently decided to allow Currency Futures in India. In addition to
Ministry of Finance which is/are the other organization(s) whose permission/approval is
needed for such operations in India ?
1. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
2. Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
3. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 2
(E) Only 2 and 3
10. The Reserve Bank of India has decided to help banks, as a temporary measure, by
providing additional liquidity support under LAF. What is the full form of LAF ?
(A) Loan Adjustment Fund
(B) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
(C) Long Awaited Funds
(D) Loan Against Funds
(E) None of these
11. As per the report being published in media now the economy of Asia is fast
approaching at the saturation point while the growth prospects for Europe and US appear
to be bleak. Hence Chinese, Americans and others are now looking towards
(A) Africa (B) South East Asia (C) Latin America (D) Gulf countries (E) None of these

12. The formal or institutional credit delivery system in rural India comprises of which of
the following ?
1. Cooperative Credit Institutions
2. Commercial Banks
3. Regional Rural Banks
4. Self Help Groups
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 3 and 4
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3 (D) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
(E) None of these
13. As per the reports published recently in the newspapers/magazines the Current
Account Deficit of India's Balance of Payment during 2007-08 was at a very high level.
When compared to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) the percentage of the Current
Account Deficit of 2007-08 was about what per cent of the GDP at that time ?
(A) 05%
(B) 075%
(C) 1%
(D) 125%
(E) 15%
14. The FDIC a USA based financial sector organization's name was in news recently.
What is the full form of FDIC ?
(A) Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation
(B) Financial Insurance and Deposits Company
(C) Federal Income and Deposits Corporation
(D) Financial Instruments and Development Company
(E) None of these
15. The Reserve Bank of India has recently issued guidelines to banks on Pillar 2 of Basel
II framework. Pillar 2 deals with which of the following ?
1. Better human resource management
2. Adequate capital to support risks
3. Better profitability with minimum number of employees
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
16. Which of the following countries recently signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
(CTBT) and became the 179th country to do the same ?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sudan
(D) Iraq
(E) None of these
17. A State Mission on Urban Poverty is formed by which of the following States in India
?
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra
(C) Rajasthan (D) Kerala (E) Tamil Nadu
18. The Govt. of India these days is trying to implement new projects/schemes for the
development of North Eastern Region (NER) of our country. Which of the following
statement (s) is/are True about the North Eastern Region of our country ?
1. The NE Region comprising eight States has a high literacy level and is rich in ethnic
cultural heritage with linguistic diversity.
2. The region has very good educational institutions and facilities as each and every
district has a very good school/college and one or two institutes for higher learning.
3. The Govt. of India is trying to open few model central schools in the Region so that
children of the Region can compete with the children of other zones/regions as entire
education in the NE Region is given in local languages at present.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

19. India has recently signed an agreement with which of the following to form a Free
Trade Area from January, 2009 ?
(A) ASEAN (B) SAARC (C) EU
(D) Latin America
(E) None of these
20. Which of the following States has decided to modernize Godavari Delta by investing
a huge sum of Rs. 3,361 crores ?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Maharashtra (C) Kerala (D) Andhra Pradesh (E) None of these
21. Which of the following State Govts. has decided to request the Govt. of India to
provide 33.3% reservation for the backward classes in State Assemblies and in the Lok
Sabha ?
(A) Gujarat (B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Bihar
(D) Tamil Nadu (E) Andhra Pradesh
22. Which of the following is not a department of the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of
India ?
(A) Department of Economic Affairs
(B) Department of Expenditure
(C) Department of Revenue
(D) Department of Foreign Investments
(E) Department of Disinvestments
23. Which of the following countries recently signed a security cooperation agreement
with India when our Prime Minister visited that country recently ?
(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) China
(D) Japan
(E) Nepal
24. Which of the following two countries decided to approach International Monetary
Fund (IMF) to support them in their efforts to avoid financial turmoil which engulfed
some big nations ?
(A) Hungary and Ukrain
(B) Croatia and Russia
(C) Russia and China
(D) USA and Russia
(E) Australia and China
25. As we all know a B. K. Chaturvedi Committee was set up by the Govt. of India to
give recommendations on oil and natural gas sector. Which of the following is/are not
amongst its recommendations ?
1. Special taxes to be imposed on all oil products in the country
2. Excise duties on petrol to be reduced to Rs. 10 per litre till March 2009
3. Subsidy on LPG should be increased from present 25% to 40%
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) Only 1 and 2
26. Which of the following is not a social sector programme being run by the Govt. of
India ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(B) National Rural Health Mission
(C) National Agricultural Insurance Scheme
(D) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
(E) Mid Day Meal Scheme

27. Under the Agricultural Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, the Govt. of India
recently gave the first instalment of credit to the banks. What was the amount of the1st
instalment ?
(A) Rs. 10,000 crore (B) Rs. 15,000 crore (C) Rs. 20,000 crore (D) Rs. 25,000 crore
(E) None of these
28. As per the newspaper reports how many bank branches India has at present ? (all the
banks put together) About
(A) 25,000
(B) 30,000
(C) 50,000
(D) 60,000
(E) 70,000
29. As per the reports published in various newspapers/magazines in several nations of
Asia, Africa and Latin America more people have mobile phones than bank accounts.
What is the position in India in regard to these two facilities ? [Pick up the correct
statement(s)]
1. In India about 260 million people have mobile phones.
2. At present about 34% of Indian population is enjoying the formal banking facilities.
3. RBI has recently approved mobile Banking (mBanking) and favours SMS based
small ticket payments upto Rs. 15,000.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
30. The World Investment Report 2008 was released in September 2008. This report is
published every year by
(A) Govt. of India
(B) World Trade Organization (WTO)
(C) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
(D) World Bank
(E) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
31. The National Illness Assistance Fund (NIAF) which was set up in 1997 is now known
with a new name as
(A) Rastriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) (B) National Health Mission (NHM)
(C) Pulse Polio Abhiyan (PPA)
(D) Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP)
(E) None of these
32. Bhimsen Joshi who was chosen for India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna is a
famous
(A) Sitarist (B) Tabla Player (C) Classical Singer (D) Classical Dancer (E) Cine Actor
33. As we all know the UN Security Council and IAEA want Iran to stop enrichment of
Uranium as they fear that Iran may produce nuclear armaments. What is Irans view on
the issue ?
1. Iran says it is doing enrichment for civilian purposes only
2. Iran is of the view that in the present scenario of the building tension in gulf region it
needs a nuclear bomb to protect its interests.
3. Iran has signed Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and it is doing whatever is allowed
to do under NPT's terms and conditions
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 1 and 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3 (E) None of these

34. As we all know some new initiatives were introduced in the area of Fiscal
Management by the Govt. of India. Which of the following acts was passed a few years
back to keep a check on the fiscal indiscipline on macro economic parameters ?
(A) FERA
(B) FRBMA (C) FEMA
(D) Public Debt Act (E) None of these
35. As we all know the Govt. of India has launched a massive infrastructure development
programme known as Bharat Nirman. What is/are the goal(s) of this programme ?
1. To bring at least one crore hectares additional land under assured irrigation
2. To provide internet connections to all 1,25,000 villages by 2012.
3. To provide road connectivity to all villages with a population of 1000 in plains and 500
in hilly areas.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 3 only (E) All 1, 2 and 3
36. Some members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have raised objections on
India's decision to give export subsidies on which of the following commodities ?
(A) Wheat
(B) Sugar
(C) Rice
(D) Steel
(E) Cement
37. Who among the following is the author of the book entitled, To a Hunger-free
World ?
(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(B) M. S. Swaminathan
(C) Jaswant Singh
(D) Nelson Mandela
(E) None of these
38. National Games and Sports 2011 will be organised in which of the following states ?
(A) Goa
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Delhi
(D) Rajasthan (E) None of these
39. Jakumi is the mascot of which of the following events ?
(A) Commonwealth Games 2009
(B) SAARC Games 2010
(C) National Games 2009
(D) European Union Games 2012
(E) FIFA World Cup 2010
40. Nobel Laureate (2008) Jean-Marie Gustave le Clezio writes in which of the following
languages ?
(A) French
(B) Spanish (C) Japanese (D) German (E) None of these
41. Shiva Narayan Chandrapol, who was honoured with Cricketer of the Year, 2008 by
ICC, belongs to
(A) India
(B) South Africa
(C) West Indies (D) Sri Lanka (E) None of these
42. was the only Indian to win a gold medal in Olympic 2008.
(A) Saina Nehwal
(B) Sudesh Kumar
(C) Pankaj Advani
(D) Mahesh Bhupati

(E) Abhinav Bindra

43. The name of Jigme Khesar N. Wangchuk was in news, since he was enthroned as

the of the following country.

(A) President of Bhutan
(B) King of Bhutan (C) Prime Minister of Thailand
(D) King of Cambodia
(E) Prime Minister of Cambodia
44. Irani Cup is associated with which of the following games ?
(A) Hockey (B) Cricket (C) Badminton
(D) Golf

(E) Lawn Tennis

45. Recently Govt. of India has decided to increase the direct foreign investment, from
present 26 per cent to
(A) 40%
(B) 45%
(C) 49%
(D) 74%
(E) 100%
46. Third summit of IBSA was organised in October 2008 in
(A) New Delhi
(B) Salvador (C) Durban (D) Mumbai
these

(E) None of

47. Recently, who of the following was awarded National Amity Prize 2008 ?
(A) Shekhar Gupta (B) Kiran Desai
(C) Vikram Seth
(D) Anita Desai
(E) Khushwant Singh

48. As per news in the newspapers, the President of country is Mr. Mugabo who has
signed an agreement with the opposition leader Morgan Swanariroy to share to rule the
country. What is the name of the country ?
(A) Zimbabwe
(B) Croatia (C) Sudan
(D) Ethiopia (E) Egypt
49. Dronacharya Prize is awarded in the field of for excellence in coaching.
(A) Literature
(B) Games and Sports
(C) Cinema
(D) Classical Dance (E) None of these
50. Which of the following rate/ratio is not fixed by Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) Rapo rate
(B) SLR (C) CRR (D) Inflation
(E) RBI fixes all the above
1.Which

of the following crops cannot be called a Plantation Crop ?

(A) Wheat
(B) Oil Palm (C) Rubber (D) Coffee
(E) Coconut
2. Which of the following is the name of the spacecraft launched by India as a part of
Mission to Moon ?
(A) Moon-1 (B) Chandrayaan-1 (C) Kalpana (D) RADOM (E) None of these
3. As per the reports published by the World Bank what percentage of Indian population
lives below the new International Poverty Line ?
(A) 30%
(B) 62%
(C) 52%
(D) 42%
(E) 68%
4. Which of the following is not a Social Sector Programme run by the Govt. of India ?

(A) National Rural Health Mission

(C) Mid-Day Meal Scheme
(E) Bharat Nirman

(B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(D) Integrated Child Development Services

5. In order to augment Credit flow to small and poor borrowers, commercial banks are
required to provide how much percentage of their priority sector advances to weaker
sections of the society ?
(A) 15%
(B) 20%
(C) 30%
(D) 25%
(E) 35%
6. As reported in some newspapers/magazines a large number of children/infants are
falling sick because of the use of melamine contaminated dairy products in the world.
Due to this many countries like Africa, Japan, Singapore, etc. have stopped import of
these products. Which of the following countries was the main exporter of such
products ?
(A) China
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan (D) Iran
(E) None of these
7. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the programme launched in India
for the economic empowerment of persons with severe to profound disabilities ?
(A) ARUNIM (B) NREGA
(C) GCMMF
(D) UNCTAD (E) SCOPE
8. As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commission, what will be the share
of the State Govts. in total shareable proceeds of Central taxes ?
(A) 15%
(B) 205%
(C) 22%
(D) 305%
(E) 355%
9. Which of the following is/are objective(s) of the Rural Drinking water supply
Programme launched by the Govt. of India ?
1. Supply safe drinking water to all villages.
2. Assisting local communities to maintain sources of safe drinking water in good
condition.
3. Giving special attention for water supply to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
10. Which of the following is not a Source of Tax Revenue collected by the Govt. of
India ?
(A) Custom Duty
(B) Excise Duty
(C) Income Tax
(D) Service Tax
(E) Dividends and Profits
11. Asif Ali Zardari who has taken over as the new President of Pakistan is from which of
the following political Parties ?
(A) Pakistan Muslim League (B) Awami League (C) Pakistan Peoples Party
(D) Pakistan National Congress
(E) None of these
12. India is now out of the nuclear sanction imposed on it about 16 years back. This
sanction was imposed by which of the following organisations ?
(A) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

(B) Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

(C) INTERPOL
(D) UN Security Council

(E) None of these

13. Very often we read in newspapers about the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Through
Automatic Route. What is meant by Automatic Route ?
1. It is a process which allows foreign investors to trade shares of any Indian Company
on day-to-day basis openly in stock markets.
2. It is a process by which Indian Companies are allowed to issue shares to any foreign
investor as a part of their paid up Capital in the project in which they have made an
investment.
3. It is a process in which all foreign investors are asked to make all their investments in
Indian projects in rupee currency only and that too in cash only. Technical knowhow or
any other type of participation is not allowed as a part of investment.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
14. The Govt. of India is planning to introduce a National Security Exception Act in
the Parliament, which will work on the lines of Exxon-Florio provision prevalent in the
USA. What is the purpose of the proposed Act ?
1. The Act is a part of Indo-US Nuclear Pact as this only will allow India to start building
nuclear facilities in the country.
2. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to stall any foreign Company from acquiring
any local asset (FDI) if it is found to be compromising with national security.
3. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to control terrorism in a better way as all eservices will be under thorough scrutiny by security agencies.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
15. Which of the following is not included in the list of UN Millennium Goals ?
(A) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
(B) Develop a global partnership for development
(C) Promote Gender equality
(D) Reduce Child Mortality
(E) Make World Nuclear free
16. Which of the following agencies/bodies has asked all foreign funds to come forward
and register itself as Foreign Institutional Investments (FIIs) prior to any investment in
India ?
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) IBA (D) Registrar of Companies
(E) None of these
17. Who amongst the following Indian players could not win any medal in Beijing
Olympic 2008 ?
(A) Sushil Kumar
(B) Abhinav Bindra (C) Anjali Bhagwat (D) Jitendra Kumar
(E) Saina Nehwal
18. India recently signed an agreement in the field of hydrocarbon with which of the
following countries for which Hernan Martinez Torres, Minister of Energy of that country
was in India ?

(A) Zambia

(B) Ukraine

(C) Colombia (D) Turkey

(E) None of these

19. Which of the following countries has asked India to scrap Kosi River Pact, the river
which created a havoc in Bihar recently ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Nepal
(E) Bhutan
20. Which of the following is the amount of the relief package announced by the Prime
Minister of India for Flood-hit Bihar ?
(A) Rs. 1000 crore
(B) Rs. 1010 crore
(C) Rs. 1050 crore
(D) Rs. 1100 crore
(E) Rs. 1120 crore
21. As reported in the newspapers some people are of the opinion that India may not be
able to achieve its export targets set for the year 2008-09. Which of the following is/are
the reason(s) of their worry ?
1. There was a major flood in some parts of Bihar, Orissa, Gujarat and some other States
recently, owing to which fruit/horticultural crop has not reached export markets in
sufficient quantity.
2. Rupee is frequently getting depreciated against US dollar.
3. Some major economies of the world are passing through the phase of economic
recession. Hence many export orders are cancelled.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3 only (E) None of these
22. While talking to the Press/Media/Group of experts in Singapore the former Governor
of RBI, Dr. Y. V. Reddy, said that the impact of global financial turmoil will be less on
Asia. What in opinion of the people like Dr. Reddy are the strengths of Asian Financial
System which will help it to sustain the turmoil ? (Pick-up correct statement(s) as your
answer.)
1. Banks in Asia are better capitalized and are not much exposed to sophisticated
derivatives.
2. Asian economies were in a high growth mode and hence they have better ability to
withstand the crisis.
3. Most of the Asian countries used to enjoy a strong fiscal position and current account
surpluses in the past. This has given them an ability to bail out a failing financial
institution in case it appeared.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
23. Subsequent to the RBIs move of reducing the CRR, the industry Chambers in India
are demanding for softened interest rates. How will this demand of softened interest rates
help the industry ?
1. It will give a push-up to new investments and augment the demand of new proposals
for more credits.
2. The move will help in creation of many new employment opportunities.
3. It will strengthen the position of the Stock Markets in India.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) All 1, 2 and 3 (E) None of these
24. The recent decision of the RBI to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 150 basis points
(October 2008) will be able to infuse how much liquidity into the market ?

(A) Rs. 10,000 crore

(D) Rs. 50,000 crore

(B) Rs. 30,000 crore

(E) None of these

(C) Rs. 40,000 crore

25. As per the reports published in the newspapers recently Indian Rupee was on
depreciation and there was a time when the depreciation was about 17% in six months.
Which of the following was/were the main cause(s) of this continuous fall ?
1. Foreign fund flow was very low.
2. There was heavy demand for the US dollar in the local forex market.
3. RBI all of a sudden decided to lower the CRR.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2 only (D) Only 3 (E) All 1, 2 and 3
26. The issues related to the Land Acquisition for setting-up Special Economic Zones
(SEZs) is frequently seen in the newspapers these days. As per existing laws maximum
how much area is allowed to be acquired for a SEZ ?
(A) 1000 hectares
(B) 2000 hectares
(C) 3000 hectares
(D) 5000 hectares
(E) None of these
27. Shibu Soren took over as the new Chief Minister of
(A) Bihar
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Jharkhand (D) Uttarakhand (E) None of these
28. Which of the following was one of the major point of disagreement between various
countries over which the talks at World Trade Organisation (WTO) got collapsed recently
?
(A) Subsidy to farmers
(B) Providing special status to India
(C) Drafting a new constitution for WTO
(D) Drafting a common Trade Policy for next 5 years
(E) None of these
29. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
54th National Film Award Ceremony ?
(A) Dilip Kumar
(B) Shashi Kapoor (C) Rekha (D) Hema Malini (E) Mrinal Sen
30. The support price of which of the following commodities was raised by 33%-40%
recently to make it Rs. 2,500 per quintal ?
(A) Cotton
(B) Sugarcane
(C) Wheat
(D) Palm Oil (E) None of these
31. Who amongst the following cricketers made a World Record of 12 Sixes in a One
Day International Match recently ?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Xavier Marshall (C) Muttiah Muralitharan
(D) Mike Hussey
(E) None of these
32. Which of the following cities became the first 100% e-literate city of India ?
(A) Pune
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Kozhikode
(D) Jaipur
(E) Bangalore
33. As we all know India will continue to be a net importer of steel as the demand of the
same is likely to increase by about 11% in days to come. What is the percentage growth

in inland production of steel ?

(A) 3%
(B) 5%
(C) 7%

(D) 8%

(E) 10%

34. International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days ?

(A) September 18
(B) September 8
(C) October 18
(D) October 8
(E) None of these
35. Which of the following teams won the Durand Cup Football played in New Delhi in
September 2008 ?
(A) Tata Motors
(B) Indian Railways (C) Churchill Brothers
(D) Mahindra United (E) None of these
36. Which of the following is/are part of New National Biofuel Policy 2008 launched by
the Govt. of India ?
1. Minimum Support Price with a provision of periodic revision.
2. No duties or taxes would be levied on Biodiesel.
3. Biodiesel production to be taken up from non-edible oil seeds in waste/marginal lands.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
37. Who amongst the following was given the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Reconciliation
and Peace 2008 ?
(A) Akio Ishii
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Nelson Mandela (D) Prince Charles
(E) None of these
38. Which of the following is/are some of the recommendations of the Raghurajan
Committee on financial sector reforms ?
1. Target inflation control rather than controlling money supply.
2. Open Corporate and Govt. Bond markets.
3. Provide liberal regulations for mergers and acquisitions.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
39. Which of the following countries is passing through a crisis called as Darfur
Humanitarian Crisis ?
(A) `Uganda (B) Somalia (C) Sudan
(D) Sierra Leone
(E) None of these
40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Inside Third World ?
(A) Amit Choudhury
(B) William Goldings
(C) V. Harrison
(D) Nana Palkiwala
(E) None of these
41. The 18th Safety Olympics was organised in
(A) Seoul
(B) Berlin
(C) London (D) Moscow (E) New York
42. Mahendra Kapoor who died recently was a famous
(A) Politician
(B) Social Worker (C) Journalist (D) Sportsman (E) Playback
Singer

43. The Prime Minister of India recently released the Economic Outlook for 2008-09.
According to the document Indian economy will grow at what rate during the period of
the review ?
(A) 77%
(B) 8%
(C) 833%
(D) 97%
(E) None of these
44. The 48th National Open Athletics Championship was held at
(A) Kochi
(B) Delhi
(C) Jaipur
(D) Lucknow
(E) Panaji
45. Which of the following countries refused to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, a very crucial
agreement for reforms in the constitution of the European Union ?
(A) Russia
(B) Poland
(C) Germany
(D) France
(E) Italy
46. Which of the following is not an Employment Generating Programme of the Govt. of
India ?
(A) NREGA (B) SGRY
(C) SGSY
(D) TRYSEM
(E) CAMELS
47. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Other Side of Midnight ?
(A) Salman Rushdie
(B) Katherine Mayo
(C) Ernest Hamingway
(D) H. G. Wells
(E) Sydney Sheldon
48. China recently resolved its border dispute with which of the following countries ?
(As per agreement Yinlong island will be handed over to China.)
(A) Mongolia
(B) Japan
(C) India
(D) Taiwan (E) Russia
49. Agha Khan Trophy is associated with the game of
(A) Cricket
(B) Football
(C) Badminton

(D) Golf

(E) Hockey

50. Two new countries recently signed the protocols to become the member of the North
Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
These countries are
(A) UkraineCroatia
(B) CroatiaAlbania
(C) GeorgiaRussia
(D) GeorgiaCroatia
(E) None of these