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| 251. |
Microsoft’s Messenger allows users to– |
| A. | to bypass a browser to surf the Web |
| B. | create a blog |
| C. | communicate via direct live communication |
| D. | identify and eliminate spam |
| E. | make graphic presentations |
| Answer» D. identify and eliminate spam | |
| 252. |
Who among the following is the first chief minister of an Indian state who was convicted and sent to jail during holding the office? |
| A. | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
| B. | J Jayalalithaa |
| C. | Mayawati |
| D. | Mulayam Singh Yadav |
| Answer» C. Mayawati | |
| 253. |
At present who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India ? |
| A. | Dr. Y. V. Reddy |
| B. | Dr. C. Rangarajan |
| C. | Dr. D. Subbarao |
| D. | Dr. Subir Gokarn |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Dr. Subir Gokarn | |
| 254. |
Economy of which of the following countries is passing through a crisis and the Govt. is seeking help of European Union countries to stabilize the same ? |
| A. | Greece |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | China |
| D. | Japan |
| E. | Canada |
| Answer» B. Russia | |
| 255. |
India’s exports of which of the following to USA has been growing at a fast pace despite the global slowdown and recession ? |
| A. | Handicrafts and Carpets |
| B. | Textiles and Clothing |
| C. | Horticultural products |
| D. | Foodgrains |
| E. | Services |
| Answer» F. | |
| 256. |
Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Hindu View of Life |
| B. | Hind Swaraj |
| C. | Discovery of India |
| D. | My Truth |
| Answer» C. Discovery of India | |
| 257. |
Who amongst the following is a well known name in the field of Banking in India ? |
| A. | H. R. Bharadwaj |
| B. | S. Y. Qureshi |
| C. | Yusuf Pathan |
| D. | D. Subbarao |
| E. | Ashok Gehlot |
| Answer» E. Ashok Gehlot | |
| 258. |
Shivaji had formed a council of eight ministers that administered the Maratha empire. The council was named as: |
| A. | Nyaya Pradhan |
| B. | Ashta Sena |
| C. | Ashta Siddhi |
| D. | Ashta Pradhan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
Which of the following not associated with climate change and/or Global Warming ? |
| A. | Basel Norms |
| B. | Bali Meet 2007 |
| C. | Copenhagen Conference |
| D. | Kyoto Protocol |
| E. | Bangkok Meet in 2009 |
| Answer» B. Bali Meet 2007 | |
| 260. |
The G-20 Summit in June 2010 is scheduled to be held at which of the following places ? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Washington |
| C. | Tokyo |
| D. | Paris |
| E. | Toronto |
| Answer» F. | |
| 261. |
Which of the following is/are true about the 'Gram Nyayalayas' ? These courts will be mobile courts and will function at Panchayat level. The Magistrate of these courts will go to the villages in their area of coverage and will dispose off cases of the villages there itself. Only civil suits related to the property of Rs. 5,00,000 and above will be disposed off in this way. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Only 3 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. Only 3 | |
| 262. |
Who among the following is the first recipient of the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award presented in September 2011 ? |
| A. | Asha Bhosle |
| B. | Lata Mangeshkar |
| C. | Sonu Nigam |
| D. | Kailash Kher |
| E. | Anu Malik |
| Answer» C. Sonu Nigam | |
| 263. |
Who among the following batsmen has become the world’s only cricketer to hit two double centuries as of now? |
| A. | Ravindra Jadeja |
| B. | Shikhar Dhawan |
| C. | Rohit Sharma |
| D. | Virat Kohli |
| Answer» D. Virat Kohli | |
| 264. |
Which of the following is an innovative mechanism adopted by banks to meet the targets fixed for lending to priority sector by the Banks ? |
| A. | Buying & Selling of Priority Sector Lending Certification |
| B. | Sale of Kisan Vikas Patra |
| C. | Inter Bank Participation Certificates |
| D. | Adoption of Core Banking Solution |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Adoption of Core Banking Solution | |
| 265. |
As per news in various newspapers ‘kfw’ Group released another instalment of its financial aid to India. kfw is an organization/bank based in— |
| A. | France |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Italy |
| D. | China |
| E. | Germany |
| Answer» F. | |
| 266. |
The 16th SAARC Summit was organized in Thimpu. The declaration of the Summit was named as— |
| A. | Towards Green and Happy South Asia |
| B. | Silver Jubilee of SAARC |
| C. | Let us meet again in Delhi |
| D. | SAARC : The Future of South Asia |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Let us meet again in Delhi | |
| 267. |
FIMMDA stands for— |
| A. | Foreign Investment Markets & Derivatives Market Association |
| B. | Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association |
| C. | Fixed Income and Money Market Development Association |
| D. | Floating Income and Money Markets Derivative Assets |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Fixed Income and Money Market Development Association | |
| 268. |
The 2014 G20 Summit held in Australia was _________summit of the group. |
| A. | sixth |
| B. | seventh |
| C. | eighth |
| D. | ninth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
The Reverse Mortgage Scheme was launched by some organizations a few years back. This was done to help which of the following sections of society ? |
| A. | Beneficiaries of the NREGA |
| B. | People living Below Poverty Line |
| C. | Youngsters |
| D. | Senior Citizens |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 270. |
“My teacher is more lenient than he ought to be”. Use ‘too’ in the above sentence. |
| A. | My teacher is too lenient |
| B. | My teacher is too lenient to ought to be |
| C. | My teacher is ought to be too lenient |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. My teacher is too lenient to ought to be | |
| 271. |
A Market Plan is– |
| A. | Performance Appraisal of marketing staff |
| B. | Company Prospectus |
| C. | Documented marketing strategies |
| D. | Business targets |
| E. | Call centre |
| Answer» D. Business targets | |
| 272. |
‘Between the Assassinations’ is a book written by— |
| A. | Chetan Bhagat |
| B. | Kiran Desai |
| C. | Shobha De |
| D. | Vikram Seth |
| E. | Arvind Adiga |
| Answer» F. | |
| 273. |
The rulers of which among the following dynasties called themselves “Brahma-Kshatriay” ? |
| A. | Palas |
| B. | Senas |
| C. | Pratiharas |
| D. | Chahamanas |
| Answer» C. Pratiharas | |
| 274. |
Who amongst the following was recently nominated as the ‘Member of the Rajya Sabha’ ? |
| A. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| B. | Manoj Kumar |
| C. | Aamir Khan |
| D. | Javed Akhtar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 275. |
As per the reports published by various agencies/organizations, it is estimated that around 3 billion extra people will join our existing population of 6 billion by the year-20 To provide food for all of them, a second round of which of the following initiatives is required to be started much in advance ? |
| A. | Green Revolution |
| B. | Planned Urbanisation |
| C. | Industrialisation |
| D. | Climate Migration |
| E. | All of these |
| Answer» B. Planned Urbanisation | |
| 276. |
Which of the following is/are not the names of Seven North-Eastern States ? Jorhat Manipur Meghalaya Agartala Dimapur |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 |
| B. | 2, 3, 4 |
| C. | 3, 4, 1 |
| D. | 1, 4, 2 |
| E. | 1, 4, 5 |
| Answer» F. | |
| 277. |
Sanya Richards who was named as the IAAF World Athlete of 2009 represents which of the following countries ? |
| A. | Jamaica |
| B. | Kenya |
| C. | France |
| D. | Britain |
| E. | USA |
| Answer» F. | |
| 278. |
Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ? |
| A. | Angola |
| B. | Libya |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Venezuela |
| E. | Qatar |
| Answer» D. Venezuela | |
| 279. |
Which of the following is a financial asset ? |
| A. | Gold |
| B. | Silver |
| C. | Shares in a demat account |
| D. | Land & buildings |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Land & buildings | |
| 280. |
Deuce is a team used in— (a) Polo (b) Lawn tennis (c) Badminton (d) Boxing (e) Volley ball |
| A. | a, b, c |
| B. | b, c, d |
| C. | c, d, a |
| D. | a, b, e |
| E. | b, c, e |
| Answer» F. | |
| 281. |
Which of the following is grown as a Spice used in daily cooking and also to be used as a quick remedy of many common ailments ? |
| A. | Marigold |
| B. | Turmeric |
| C. | Jatropha |
| D. | Cactus |
| E. | Fern |
| Answer» C. Jatropha | |
| 282. |
Indian corporate sector has to migrate to IFRS from the home-grown Indian Accounting Standards by the financial year 2016-17. IFRS stands for |
| A. | International Forward Reporting Standards |
| B. | International Fair Reporting Standards |
| C. | International Fast Reporting Standards |
| D. | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| Answer» E. | |
| 283. |
As we know thousands of tonnes of foodgrain was washed away in the floods in Haryana and Punjab a few months back. This incident is an example which indicates that there is a scope for improvement in our machinery controlling our— |
| A. | Mid Day Meal Scheme |
| B. | Public Distribution System |
| C. | Food for Work Programme |
| D. | Village Grain Bank Scheme |
| E. | Operation Flood Scheme |
| Answer» C. Food for Work Programme | |
| 284. |
Which one of the following may be the consequence of buying forex in the marked by the RBI ? |
| A. | It leads to inflation |
| B. | It leads to control over inflation |
| C. | It does not affect inflation |
| D. | It results into deflation |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. It leads to control over inflation | |
| 285. |
Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan at present ? |
| A. | Sri Mukul Vasnik |
| B. | Sri Kamal Nath |
| C. | Sri Ashok Gehlot |
| D. | Sri Ashok Chandra Meena |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Sri Ashok Chandra Meena | |
| 286. |
The process of acguisition of agricultural land and its compensation to farmers recently came up as a major issue in which of the following States? (It also created law and order problem in the State)– |
| A. | Haryana |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| E. | Punjab |
| Answer» D. Rajasthan | |
| 287. |
Which of the following teams has won the Third SAFF Women's Championship held in Islamabad ? |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | India |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» D. Pakistan | |
| 288. |
When did Constituent Assembly adopt a national Flag ? |
| A. | 22nd Aug. 1947 |
| B. | 22nd July 1947 |
| C. | 22nd Jan. 1947 |
| D. | 22nd Oct. 1947 |
| Answer» C. 22nd Jan. 1947 | |
| 289. |
Jnanpith award winner UR Ananthamurthy died recently. He was a noted writer of ________literature and his famous literary works include “Samskara” (ritual). |
| A. | Kannada |
| B. | Tamil |
| C. | Telugu |
| D. | Malayalam |
| Answer» B. Tamil | |
| 290. |
What is the contribution of Agricultural Sector in the total GDP of India ? About— |
| A. | 0.1 |
| B. | 0.2 |
| C. | 0.4 |
| D. | 0.3 |
| E. | 0.5 |
| Answer» C. 0.4 | |
| 291. |
Arvind Bhat won the 23rd National Badminton Championship held in Indore by defeating — |
| A. | Nikhil Kanetkar |
| B. | P. Gopichand |
| C. | Nandu Natekar |
| D. | P. Kashyap |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 292. |
Who amongst the following represented India at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009 held in Copenhagen ? |
| A. | Smt. Sonia Gandhi |
| B. | Smt. Pratibha Patil |
| C. | Dr. Manmohan Singh |
| D. | Smt. Meira Kumar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Smt. Meira Kumar | |
| 293. |
Which of the following is not a member of BRICS ? |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | China |
| E. | South Africa |
| Answer» D. China | |
| 294. |
India recently provided a US $ 1 billion credit to which of the following countries in its neighbourhood so that bilateral trade with it can be improved ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Myanmar |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Myanmar | |
| 295. |
India’s foreign policy is based on several principles, one of which is— |
| A. | Panchsheel |
| B. | Satyamev Jayate |
| C. | Live and Let Live |
| D. | Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Satyamev Jayate | |
| 296. |
One out of three companies that raised funds via QIP route in the recent past have seen their stocks underperform the markets. Expand the term QIP. |
| A. | Qualified Institutional Placement |
| B. | Qualified Institutional Package |
| C. | Quantitative Institutional Placement |
| D. | Qualitative Institutional Placement |
| Answer» B. Qualified Institutional Package | |
| 297. |
Who among the following has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser of the govt of India? |
| A. | Jagdish Bhagwati |
| B. | Arvind Panagariya |
| C. | Eswar Prasad |
| D. | Arvind Subramanian |
| Answer» E. | |
| 298. |
Who among the following was given Lifetime Achievement Award in 12th IIFA Awards Ceremony held in Toronto in June 2011 ? |
| A. | Asha Bhonsle |
| B. | Lata Mangeshkar |
| C. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| D. | Rajesh Khanna |
| E. | Hema Malini |
| Answer» B. Lata Mangeshkar | |
| 299. |
Driven by softening prices of fuel and food items, the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation dropped to a five year low of _________in Oct. |
| A. | 1.33 per cent |
| B. | 1.77 per cent |
| C. | 2.38 per cent |
| D. | 2.70 per cent |
| Answer» C. 2.38 per cent | |
| 300. |
Which of the following is/are correct about the RBI’s credit policy announced in April 2010 ? Repo rate raised by 25 bps. A new reporting platform was introduced for secondary market transactions in Certificate of Deposits (CDs) and Commercial Papers (CPs). Core Investment Companies (CICs) having an asset size of Rs. 100 crore are required to register also with the RBI. |
| A. | Only 1 |
| B. | Only 2 |
| C. | Only 3 |
| D. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Only 2 | |