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6801.

Eight core sectors of the Indian Economy grew by how much percent in the eight-month high in October 2012-2013 as compare with the 0.4 percent in same time period last year?

A. 6.5 Percent
B. 5 Percent
C. 3.5 percent
D. 4.5 Percent
Answer» B. 5 Percent
6802.

A company has paid salary Rs.50,000 to Mr. A, on March 25, 2011. HowevernMr. A deposited the cheque of salary on April 3rd

A. No entry is passed
B. Bank accountDr50,000To salary a/c50,000
C. Outstanding salary a/c Dr 50,000To Bank a/c50,000
D. Bank a/cDr50,000To outstanding salary a/c50,000
Answer» B. Bank accountDr50,000To salary a/c50,000
6803.

The removal proceedings of Justice Dinakaran (who resigned recently) were initiated under

A. The Acting Judges Act, 1867
B. Judges Inquiry Act, 1968
C. Judges Protection Act, 1985
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Judges Protection Act, 1985
6804.

At the time of admission of a new partner, it is decided that goodwill ofnthe firm be calculated at 2 years purchase a Rs.19,500 b Rs.19,000 c Rs.19,900 d none of these Rs.19,900

A. Rs.19,500
B. Rs.19,000
C. Rs.19,900
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
6805.

Which High Court recently celebrated 150 years of its functioning?

A. Madras High Court
B. Calcutta High Court
C. Bombay High Court
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
6806.

Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee on Government Assurances of the Lok Sabha in November, 2011?

A. Varun Gandhi
B. Maneka Gandhi
C. Aruna Roy
D. Digvijay Singh
Answer» C. Aruna Roy
6807.

Supreme Court has formed an SIT to investigate into the ssue of bringing back black money stashed abroad. The Chairman of this SIT is

A. M.B. Shah
B. B.P. Jeevan Reddy
C. A.M. Singhvi
D. Y.K. Sabharwal
Answer» C. A.M. Singhvi
6808.

Which Government body on 29 November 2012 dismissed appeals of two Sahara companies- Sahara India Real Estate Corp (SIRECL) and Sahara Housing Investment Corp (SHICL) against SEBI?

A. Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)
B. Primary Market Advisory Committee
C. Mutual Fund Advisory Committee
D. Derivatives Market Review Committee
Answer» B. Primary Market Advisory Committee
6809.

Infosys decided to transfer listing of American shares of the company from Nasdaq to an stock exchange. Name the particular stock exchange.

A. Bombay Stock Exchange
B. Hong Kong Stock Exchange
C. Taiwan stock Exchange
D. New York Stock Exchange
Answer» E.
6810.

Name the Judge who has been entrusted with the inquiry into the recent athletics doping fiasco?

A. Justice R.M. Lodha
B. Justice Mukul Mudgal
C. Justice G.S. Sharma
D. Justice Reddy
Answer» C. Justice G.S. Sharma
6811.

In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows is?

A. 5
B. 7
C. 10
D. 12
Answer» C. 10
6812.

Which High Court recently, in a controversial manner, held that the Governor of the state will come under Right to Information Act (RTI)?

A. Bombay High Court
B. Allahabad High Court
C. Delhi High Court
D. Calcutta High Court
Answer» B. Allahabad High Court
6813.

The case of Nandini Sunder v. State of Chhatisgarh was recently in news because in this case

A. Greater Noida builders were ordered to return money with interest
B. Salwa Judum was held unconstitutional
C. Use of force to evict Baba Ramdev was questioned
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Use of force to evict Baba Ramdev was questioned
6814.

State Bank of India (SBI), the largest lender of India on 5 December 2012 announced about its expectation of infusion of what amount from the government in 2012-2013 fiscal year?

A. 4000 Crore rupees
B. 3000 crore rupees
C. 2500 crore rupees
D. 3500 crore rupees
Answer» B. 3000 crore rupees
6815.

Rohinton Nariman, appointed as the Solicitor General of India in July, 2011 is the son of F.S. Nariman, who was also the

A. Additional Solicitor General of India
B. Solicitor General of India
C. Attorney General of India
D. Law Minister
Answer» B. Solicitor General of India
6816.

On 31st March, Ranis final a/c’s a Rs.33,000 b Rs.28,000 c Rs.38,000 d Rs.37,000 Rs.38,000

A. Rs.33,000
B. Rs.28,000
C. Rs.38,000
D. Rs.37,000
Answer» D. Rs.37,000
6817.

The President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, who is in controversy over the ‘one bar one vote’ judgment, is

A. Ram Jethmalani
B. P.H. Parekh
C. K.C. Kaushik
D. Vivek Tankha
Answer» C. K.C. Kaushik
6818.

Name the bank with which the Reserve Bank of India on 4 December 2012 signed a three year Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) for swapping of the local currencies to address short-term liquidity problems.

A. Bank of Australia
B. Bank of Scotland
C. Bank of Japan
D. None Of these
Answer» D. None Of these
6819.

Which type of error occurs, when credit sale is wrongly entered in purchases book.

A. Error of commission
B. Error of omission
C. Compensating error
D. Error of principle
Answer» B. Error of omission
6820.

Final accounts of a company are prepared according to _____ of the company’s act 1956

A. Sec iv
B. Sec v
C. Sec vi
D. Sec vii
Answer» D. Sec vii
6821.

Which country recently lifted emergency laws, which were in place since 2009 owing to political crisis?

A. Austria
B. Fiji
C. Taiwan
D. Papua New Guinea
Answer» C. Taiwan
6822.

Which state government has posted the details of the convicts whose appeals have been dismissed by competent courts online, under the ‘civil consequences of crime’ project, thus becoming the first Indian state to do so?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Jharkhand
Answer» D. Jharkhand
6823.

According to companies Act 1956, Interest in

A. 4% p.a and 5% p.a
B. 5% p.a and 4% p.a
C. 6% p.a and 5% p.a
D. 5% p.a and 6% p.a
Answer» E.
6824.

Who is the recently appointed Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court?

A. Justice Anil Kumar Sagar
B. Justice S.U. Khan
C. Justice Sudhir Agarwal
D. Justice Syed Rafat Alam
Answer» E.
6825.

Who succeeded N. Santosh Hegde as the Lokayukta of Karnataka?

A. Nripendra Mishra
B. Tannu Singh
C. Shivraj Patil
D. Balakrishna
Answer» D. Balakrishna
6826.

When equity shares are issued to promoters

A. Capital reserve
B. Promoters a/c
C. Equity share capital
D. Good will a/c
Answer» E.
6827.

Nokia, one of the giant mobile makers agreed to sell the head quarter building or 222 million US dollar or 170 million Euros on 4 December 2012. The headquarter building is to be bought by Exilion, the Finnish real estate company. Where was the headquarter building of Nokia located?

A. Finland
B. Scotland
C. Denmark
D. California
Answer» B. Scotland
6828.

Adani Mining, a global integrated infrastructure player on 3 December 2012 announced completion of the largest mining exploration programme in Australia in a record time. How much time did the Adani Mining take for the programme?

A. 6 months
B. 9 months
C. 1 year
D. 1.5 years
Answer» C. 1 year
6829.

The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused______.

A. when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses themagnetosphere
B. when there is a large decrease in field intensity
C. when the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
D. None of these
Answer» B. when there is a large decrease in field intensity
6830.

Name the current Chairman of the Law Commission of India.

A. Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy
B. Justice Markandey Katju
C. Justice P.V. Reddy
D. Justice M. Jagannadha Rao
Answer» D. Justice M. Jagannadha Rao
6831.

Discount on reissue of forfeited shares cannot exceed :

A. 50% of face value
B. Face value of shares
C. 50% of amount forfeited
D. Amount forfeited
Answer» E.
6832.

The newly appointed senior-most judge of the Karnataka High Court is

A. Justice Jagadish Singh Khehar
B. Justice Ranjana Desai
C. Justice S.J. Mukhopadhaya
D. Justice Vikramjit Sen
Answer» E.
6833.

Which two countries are collaborating in the Megatons to Megawatts Program?

A. Russia and United States
B. China and Russia
C. United States and France
D. United States and China
Answer» B. China and Russia
6834.

Matching concept means:

A. Assets = liabilities + capital
B. Transactions are recorded at accrual concept
C. Anticipate no profit but recognize all losses
D. Expensesshouldbematchedwiththerevenue of the period.
Answer» E.
6835.

When the bill is endorsed, which account u0026

A. Bills receivable a/c
B. Endorsee a/c
C. Endorser a/c
D. None of these
Answer» B. Endorsee a/c
6836.

Suresh Vaswani, the former co-CEO of Wipro was appointed as the President of Dell Services, the computer-maker, on 6 December 2012. Which of the following statements is true in this context?

A. Before being promoted to the position of Dell’s president, Vaswani was also the head of application services as well as BPO segment of Dell.
B. In 2011, Vaswani exited from Wipro where he had spent 25 years.
C. Vaswani reported to Schuckenbrock, the former President of Dell
D. All the three statements are true.
Answer» E.
6837.

A company forfeited 1000 shares of Rs.10 u0026

A. 1000
B. 3000
C. 4000
D. 6000
Answer» C. 4000
6838.

B.V. Acharya recently quit as the Advocate General of

A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» B. Kerala
6839.

‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Swarojgar Yojna’ to motivate the youth to go for self- employment, is a scheme of ___:

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Rajasthan
Answer» C. Bihar
6840.

The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as?

A. Polygenetic landforms
B. Structural landforms
C. Polycyclic landforms
D. None of these
Answer» B. Structural landforms
6841.

The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water vapours
C. Carbon dioxide and water vapours
D. Ozone
Answer» B. Water vapours
6842.

Justice Chandrashekhriaha was recently appointed as the 2nd up-Lokayukta of

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Goa
D. Karnataka
Answer» E.
6843.

Krishna Ltd. Issued 1,50,000 shares of Rs.100 a Rs.9,000 b Rs.18,000 c Rs.21,000 d Rs.27,000 Rs.18,000

A. Rs.9,000
B. Rs.18,000
C. Rs.21,000
D. Rs.27,000
Answer» C. Rs.21,000
6844.

Wipro Consumer Care and Lightning (WCCL) on 8 December 2012 acquired the Singapore-based FMCG Company for 790 Crore Rupees. What is the name of this company?

A. LD Waxson
B. Unza
C. Woods of Windsor
D. Aramusk
Answer» B. Unza
6845.

The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of?

A. Axis of earth
B. North pole
C. South pole
D. Equator
Answer» E.
6846.

Central Bee Research and Training Institute is located at which among the following places?

A. Mumbai
B. Nagpur
C. Pune
D. Jabalpur
Answer» D. Jabalpur
6847.

How many no.of grace days allowed, when bill at sight is:

A. 3 days
B. 2 days
C. 1 day
D. no days
Answer» E.
6848.

Name the Chairman of the Supreme Court appointed Empowered Committee to inspect and examine all the aspects of the dispute over Mullaperiyar Dam

A. Justice (retd.) K.T. Thomas
B. Justice (retd.) A.R. Lakshmanan
C. Justice (retd.) A.S. Anand
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
6849.

Which statement is sent bynconsignee to consignor

A. proforma invoice
B. account sales
C. Inward invoice
D. outward invoice
Answer» C. Inward invoice
6850.

The Son river in Madhya Pradesh rises from which among the following ranges of hills?

A. Kaimur
B. Aravalli
C. Aravalli
D. Amarkantak
Answer» E.