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Ques. : 1 After the outbreak of bird flu in China, around 11,000 people have been diagnosed
with dengue and 34 deaths have been reported due to the disease in the first four months of this
year in which of the following countries?
1) Thailand 2) Sri Lanka
3) Bangladesh 4) Myanmar
5) None of these


Ques. : 2 Examine the following statement with respect to a new scheme meant for tribal
forest dwellers and identify the correct statement(s):
1) The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs &
Panchayati Raj, V Kishore Chandra Deo,
launched Tribal Forest Dwellers
Empowerment Scheme recently.
2) This scheme, by National Scheduled
Tribes Finance and Development
Corporation (NSTFDC), is meant for
economic development of Schedule
Tribes who are beneficiaries of Forest
Rights Act 2006.
3) Under the scheme NSTFDC will
generate awareness, provide training as
well as provide financial assistance
without charging any interest from the
beneficiaries.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 2)


Ques. : 3 The World Thalassaemia Day is observed on which of the following dates? This
years Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) theme is The right for quality health care
of every patient with thalassaemia: major and beyond.
1) May 7 2) May 8
3) May 9 4) May 12
5) None of these


Ques. : 4 Which of the following countries has claimed both the mens and womens titles of
the 19th Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships held in New Delhi recently?
1) India 2) England
3) Singapore 4) Australia
5) None of these


Ques. : 5 At least 55 people have been killed in attacks on an army base, a police station and a
prison by Boko Haram militants dressed in army uniforms recently. These militants are active
in which of the following countries?
1) Somalia 2) South Sudan
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3) Mali 4) Nigeria
5) None of these


Ques. : 6 In a bid to simplify the rules governing overseas investors in India, the government
is planning to introduce a new classification for investors that do not come under the foreign
direct investment (FDI) route. The new class is called FPI which stands for
1) Foreign Priority Investors 2) Foreign Portfolio Investors
3) Foreign Preferential Investors 4) Foreign Parallel Investors
5) None of these


Ques. : 7 Name the volcano which erupted in Philippines recently killing at least five people.
It is famous for its almost perfect cone shape and has erupted around 50 times since records
began, with the most violent in 1814.
1) Mount Taal 2) Mount Ragang
3) Mount Pinatubo 4) Mount Mayon
5) Mount Cagua


Ques. : 8 Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) British liquor giant Diageo has
appointed Indian-origin Ivan Menezes as
its next chief executive officer (CEO).
2) The Diageo is the worlds biggest
spirits group and maker of brands like
Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker scotch
and Guinness beer.
3) The Diageo had acquired 53.4 per cent
share of liquor baron Vijay Mallyas
United Spirits Ltd (USL) in USD 2
million in 2012.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)


Ques. : 9 Alex Ferguson has announced his retirement bringing down the curtains on his
glittering 26-year-old association with which of the following English football teams recently?
He is known for his stellar role in making the club a global brand valued at $3 billion.
1) Liverpool 2) Chelsea
3) Manchester United 4) Newcastle United
5) None of these


Ques. : 10 The report Estimates of State Domestic Product-2012-13 of Delhi states that the
state gross domestic product (GSDP) has grown at 9% in last fiscal year and has become the
_____ largest in India.
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1) tenth 2) eighth
3) sixth 4) second
5) None of these





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1.
Answer:- 2 : Sri Lanka

2. Answer:- 5 : Only 1) and 2)
3. Answer:- 2 : May 8
4. Answer:- 3 : Singapore
5. Answer:- 4 : Nigeria
6. Answer:- 2 : Foreign Portfolio Investors
7. Answer:- 4 : Mount Mayon
8. Answer:- 4 : All the above
9. Answer:- 3 : Manchester United
10. Answer:- 1 : tenth














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Ques. : 1 The currency of which of the following countries is worst-performing currency in the
world?
1) India 2) Myanmar
3) Lesotho 4) South Africa
5) Malawi


Ques. : 2 Name insurer of India which has launched Jeevan Vaihav that has a ten-year term
with a minimum sum assured of minimum 2 lakh and there is no upper limit on the sum assured?
1) SBI Life 2) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
3) Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance 4) LIC of India
5) Reliance Life Insurance


Ques. : 3 IBM has partnered with which of the following bank of India to improve the banks
customer care services to clients?
1) HDFC Bank 2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank 4) State Bank of India
5) Corporation Bank


Ques. : 4 Consumers of which state of India were the worst-affected by soaring prices of
consumer goods until May this year, with up to 20 per cent rise in the price of consumer goods?
1) Meghalaya 2) Tamil Nadu
3) Rajasthan 4) Gujarat
5) Delhi

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Ques. : 5 Which city of the world has emerged as the most liveable, according to an Ericsson
Consumer Lab survey?
1) Zurich 2) Tokyo
3) Stockholm 4) Sao Paulo
5) Los Angeles


Ques. : 6 For setting up of Indian National Defence University (INDU) in which state the
Union government has given in principle approval?
1) Maharashtra 2) Haryana
3) Arunachal Pradesh 4) Jammu & Kashmir
5) Assam


Ques. : 7 In which country representative branches of Union Bank of India and Bank of India
are being opened to promote trade in local currency and training banking officials in that
country?
1) Nepal 2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar 4) Egypt
5) Jordon


Ques. : 8 The government decided to cancel its contract with its principal currency paper
supplier, De La Rue. De La Rue is based in which country?
1) Switzerland 2) Britain
3) Spain 4) Canada
5) Australia


Ques. : 9 In which country, with help of a firm, a Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal Gas
Tragedy has decided to dispose of the toxic waste lying on the Union Carbide premises?
1) Russia 2) Sweden
3) Japan 4) Germany
5) United States


Ques. : 10 To which country India has deputed a former High Court Chief Justice to help a
Commission of National Inquiry whether the recent transfer of power was constitutional or not?
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1) Egypt 2) Maldives
3) South Sudan 4) Trinidad & Tobago
5) Fiji


Ques. : 11 In which state the cabinet cleared the Bill (Registration of Marriages Bill, 2012)
which will make registration of marriage mandatory?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Himachal Pradesh
3) Delhi 4) Karnataka
5) Madhya Pradesh


Ques. : 12 A parliamentary panel on railways has recently submitted its report to the
government. Which among the following is not correct regarding its recommendations?
1) Expedite the recruitment of 1,50,000
vacant posts, a chunk of which are related
to safety
2) Provision of RO systems of potable
water at major railway stations
3) Transfer the Government Railway
Police (GRP) from state government to
Union government
4) Abolishing the recruitment of
dependents of those killed railway
accidents.
5) All the above are true


Ques. : 13 Name the singer with legendry British band Bee Gees, who passed away recently?
1) Elvis Presley 2) Robin Gibb
3) Garth Brooks 4) Paul McCartney
5) Brian Wilson


Ques. : 14 Which country has decided to sign a long awaited agreement to supply natural gas to
Pakistan and India through an ambitious US-backed pipeline that would cross Afghanistan?
1) Russia 2) Iran
3) Turkmenistan 4) Kazakhstan
5) Azerbaijan


Ques. : 15 Which of the following state governments is providing laptops and netbooks to
school teachers at fair prices under the IT@School Project?
1) Tamil Nadu 2) Puducherry
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3) Karnataka 4) Kerala
5) Andhra Pradesh


Ques. : 16 Prime Minister of India was recently on a visit to Haiti and West Indies. This means
he visited two:
1) European countries 2) African countries
3) Asian countries 4) Caribbean countries
5) Middle-East countries


Ques. : 17 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is located in:
1) Kolkata 2) Hyderabad
3) New Delhi 4) Mumbai
5) None of these


Ques. : 18 Name the second largest US book store chain with more than ten thousand
employees, which has gone into liquidation after failing to receive any offer to save it from
bankruptcy.
1) Borders Group Inc 2) Strand Bookstores
3) Barnes & Noble Inc 4) Waldenooks Stores
5) None of the above


Ques. : 19 National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) was launched in:
1) 2005 2) 2007
3) 2009 4) 2010
5) 2011


Ques. : 20 Which of the following funds was created from the proceeds of the disinvestment of
government equity in public sector units?
1) National Investment Fund
2) National Infrastructure Development
Fund
3) National Disinvestment Fund 4) National Disaster Management Fund
5) None of these


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Ques. : 21 Where are the headquarters of the Punjab National Bank?
1) New Delhi 2) Hyderabad
3) Amritsar 4) Chennai
5) Mumbai


Ques. : 22 Bombay House in Mumbai is the headquarters of which corporate group?
1) Tata 2) Essar
3) Bharti Enterprises 4) Reliance Industries
5) Aditya Birla Group


Ques. : 23 Which of the following banks in India the maximum number of branches and ATMs
in India?
1) IDBI Bank 2) Bank of India
3) Punjab National Bank 4) ICICI Bank
5) State Bank of India


Ques. : 24 NEFT and RTGS in banking terminology speak of:
1) Various deposit products 2) Various loan products
3) Electronic payment products within a
bank
4) Electronic fund transfer from bank to
bank
5) Cheque truncation process


Ques. : 25 Decisions at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are taken by member countries
by:
1) Simple majority 2) Two-thirds majority
3) Three-fourths majority 4) Four-fifths majority
5) Consensus

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Ques. : 1 Which of the following United Nations (UN) Conventions has been ratified by the
Indian parliament in May, becoming one of the 160 nations which have adopted the UN
Conventions?
1) UN Convention on Climate Change 2) UN Convention Against Corruption
3) UN Conventions on Rights of the Child 4) UN Convention on Human Rights
5) The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment


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Ques. : 2 In which state 330 MW Kishenganga power project is under construction, against
which Pakistan has objections and joint team of India, Pakistan and international arbitrators has
visited the site twice in the recent past?
1) Gujarat 2) Punjab
3) Jammu & Kashmir 4) Himachal Pradesh
5) Rajasthan


Ques. : 3 Maurice Sendak, who illustrated himself most famous in the book titled Where the
Wild Things Are and died recently, was a/an:
1) Author and illustrator 2) Painter
3) Religious Pedagogue 4) Spiritual leader
5) Terrorist


Ques. : 4 Authorities of which country has called Interpol to arrest the fugitive Vice-President
Tareq al-Hashemi on suspicion of planning attacks on the country?
1) Iran 2) Iraq
3) Turkey 4) Madagascar
5) Yemen


Ques. : 5 Delhi would soon be setting up a Greenfield Skill Centre at Jonapur in collaboration
with the government of which of the following countries to prepare trainees to meet global
market requirement and become master craftsmen in their respective fields?
1) Singapore 2) US
3) Britain 4) Japan
5) Thailand


Ques. : 6 Northern Railway has recently expanded its mobile ticketing service Muskil Aasaan
in the far flung areas in Delhi. Which of the following statement is correct regarding this?
1) Passengers can now buy railway tickets
by just sending a SMS.
2) Passengers can now buy tickets from
ATMs and the cost of the ticket would be
deducted from their accounts.
3) Railways has installed the ticket
machines at different places in the city.
4) It facilitates buying tickets convenient
as mobile ticket vans have been stationed
at different places by the Railways.
5) None of these

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Ques. : 7 Who among following Irish cricketers was recently on a three-city (Delhi, Chennai
and Pune) tour to promote education in Ireland?
1) Niall O'Brien 2) Ed Joyce
3) William Porterfield 4) Trent Johnston
5) Kevin O'Brien


Ques. : 8 A major university centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore has
been opened in which of the following countries to mark his 150th birth anniversary and
celebrate the life, teaching and vision of Tagore?
1) India 2) Scotland
3) Britain 4) Ireland
5) Bangladesh


Ques. : 9 According to a report Cyber Security: The Vexed Question of Global Rules
published by the Security and Defence Agenda (SDA) and McAfee what is the rank of India
among countries affected of cyber crime?
1) 5th 2) 7th
3) 10th 4) 12th
5) 15th


Ques. : 10 Over a disputed island in the South China Sea, China has summoned which of the
following countries diplomat for the third time and has asked it to remove all its naval ships from
there?
1) Indonesia 2) Philippines?
3) Vietnam 4) Brunei
5) Cambodia


Ques. : 11 A Russian-Indian Trade House, the first one in the history of bilateral relations
between the two countries, opened in which of the following Indian cities which will provide
full-scale assistance to Russian and Indian businesses in finding partners and building joint
ventures?
1) Delhi 2) Kolkata
3) Bangalore 4) Mumbai
5) Pune

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Ques. : 12 Afghanistan with which of the following countries inked an agreement which will
permit Afghanistan to use south-eastern Chabahar port, which has been built by India, for
shipment and trade?
1) Pakistan 2) Iran
3) India 4) Russia
5) US


Ques. : 13 Bharat Vir Wanchoo took over as the 16th Governor of which of the following
states?
1) Goa 2) Madhya Pradesh
3) Sikkim 4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Manipur


Ques. : 14 Who among the following is the author of the book A Bend in the River?
1) Robin Sharma 2) Aravind Adiga
3) VS Naipaul 4) Arun Shourie
5) Walter Scott


Ques. : 15 Ronnie O'Sullivan, also known as The Rocket' to his fans and four time winner of
world title is associated with which of the following game?
1) Table Tennis 2) Golf
3) Chess 4) Snooker
5) Squash


Ques. : 16 With which of the following areas is the concept of Carbon Credit associated?
1) Protection of environment 2) Women empowerment
3) Elimination of hazardous chemicals 4) Rural infrastructure development
5) Development of coal mines


Ques. : 17 Which of the following is not the part of the scheduled banking structure in India?
1) Public Sector Banking 2) Private Sector Banking
3) Regional Rural Banking 4) Money Lenders
5) State Co-operative Banking
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Ques. : 18 Many times we read in financial newspaper about Call Money. Which of the
following statements is correct regarding the term Call Money?
1) Money borrowed for more than one
day but up to 4 days
2) Money borrowed or lent for a day or
over night
3) Money borrowed for more than one
day but up to 7 days
4) Money borrowed for more than one
day but up to 10 days
5) None of these


Ques. : 19 Which of the following is a payment and settlement system used by the banks in
India?
1) Negotiated Dealing System 2) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
3) Real Time Gross Settlement 4) Forward Rate Agreements
5) Central Depository Service


Ques. : 20 Accounts are allowed to be operated by cheques in respect of
1) both savings bank accounts and fixed
deposit accounts
2) savings bank accounts and current
accounts
3) both current bank accounts and cash
accounts only
4) both savings bank accounts and loan
accounts only
5) both current accounts and fixe deposit accounts


Ques. : 21 Banks in India normally publicise that additional interest rate is allowed on retail
domestic term deposits of
1) Widow women 2) Adolescents
3) Senior citizens 4) Govt. employess
5) Married women


Ques. : 22 Which of the following statements about the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directive
to banks on repayment of home loans is correct?
1) The rate of penalty charged by banks
on pre-payment of home loans must the
same
2) Banks cannot charge penalty on pre-
payment of home loans
3) RBI will determine the rate of penalty
charged by banks on pre-payment of
4) Penalty charged by banks on pre-
payment of home loans should depend on
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home loans the amount and tenure of the loan
5) All of these


Ques. : 23 Who among the following releases the Business Expectation Index on corporate
outlook every quarter?
1) NCEAR and MasterCard 2) CMIE and Visa
3) Indian Banks Association 4) Reserve Bank of India
5) CII


Ques. : 24 Which of the following organizations has given a warning to the nations of the
world that there may be increased risk to global financial stability in the world?
1) Asian Development Bank 2) World Bank
3) International Development Bank 4) International Monetary Fund
5) OPEC Fund for International Development


Ques. : 25 Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities
with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). What is this portion known as?
1) Statutory Liquidity Ratio 2) Cash Reserve Ratio
3) Bank Deposit 4) Reverse Repo
5) Government Securities

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Ques. : 1 In which country a high-level delegation from Karnataka recently conducted road
shows to attract investments for the forthcoming Global Investors Meet in June?
1) Britain 2) US
3) Pakistan 4) Japan
5) Russia


Ques. : 2 Which of the following Indian state has signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with Mizuho Corporate Bank of Japan recently for seeking financial investment in the
state?
1) Kerala 2) Karnataka
3) New Delhi 4) Rajasthan
5) Gujarat


Ques. : 3 In which of the following Indian cities, South Korean Woori Bank has opened its first
branch in India, aimed at tapping the growing economic opportunities in India?
1) Mumbai 2) New Delhi
3) Kolkata 4) Chennai
5) Bangalore


Ques. : 4 The Lok Sabha of Indian Parliament approved the Transplantation of Human Organs
(Amendment) Bill, 2011. The bill increases punishment from five to 10 years of imprisonment
and the fine from 10000-20000 rupees. Which of the following statements is true regarding the
bill?
1) The bill involves severe punishment for
those involved in organ trade
2) The bill does not allows uncles and aunts
and grandparents to donate their organs
3) The bill allows illegal and commercial
dealings of the organ
4) The amended bill does not allow swapping
of vital organs between willing but
incompatible donors legal
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5) None of these


Ques. : 5 The central government will soon take a study on 100-odd dams that will soon come
up in which of the following states?
1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Assam
3) West Bengal 4) Kerala
5) Andhra Pradesh


Ques. : 6 To which of the following television channels the government has served a notice to
refrain from screening the film The Dirty Picture during the day time?
1) Star Plus 2) Zee Cinema
3) Colors 4) Sony
5) Set Max


Ques. : 7 Which states chief minister has decided to launch state-owned newspaper and TV
channel to highlight good work done by the government?
1) Uttar Pradesh 2) West Bengal
3) Bihar 4) Jharkhand
5) Madhya Pradesh


Ques. : 8 The women activist Maya Suwalka who has bagged the prestigious Ambedkar
Womens Welfare Award for her campaign for womens empowerment, child rights, handicraft
promotion and watershed development during the past decade, belongs to which of the following
states?
1) Rajasthan 2) Haryana
3) Punjab 4) Orissa
5) Bihar


Ques. : 9 April 22 is celebrated every year as which of the following days?
1) World Earth Day 2) World Health Day
3) National Stress Awareness Day 4) World Green Day
5) Dental Health Month


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Ques. : 10 Recently a Gandhian Giriraj Kishore has returned his Padma Shri to the government
to protest Gandhi item auction. What is the profession of Giriraj Kishore?
1) Social Activist 2) Politician
3) Writer 4) Historian
5) Anti-corruption activist


Ques. : 11 Which of the following is the new slogan of London Olympics 2012 which was
recently revealed by the London organizers at an event in Kew Gardens?
1) Faster, Higher, Stronger 2) Inspire a generation
3) With glowing hearts 4) Share the spirit
5) Coexistence with the Nature


Ques. : 12 Recently which of the following telecom company has issued notice to the Indian
government under Bilateral Investment Treaty over tax issue between India and Netherland?
1) Airtel 2) Vodafone
3) Idea 4) Aircel
5) Reliance


Ques. : 13 In which of the following Indian state the National Highway Authority of India
(NHAI) has established Indias first Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system, substituting the
existing cash payment method?
1) Maharashtra 2) Rajasthan
3) Delhi 4) Punjab
5) Haryana


Ques. : 14 As per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) what economic growth rate of Indias
GDP for 2012 has been projected?
1) 6.6% 2) 6%
3) 6.5% 4) 6.9%
5) 6.8%


Ques. : 15 In which of the following Indian states the state government has waived five per
cent VAT on textiles and instead imposed a one per cent composite tax?
1) Kerala 2) West Bengal
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3) Andhra Pradesh 4) Orissa
5) Gujarat


Ques. : 16 Zilla Parishad of which of the following districts of India has been chosen for
National Panchayati Raj Award for implementing all central government schemes?
1) Sawai Madhopur 2) Kurukshetra
3) Surashtra 4) Mandsor
5) Rai Bareilly


Ques. : 17 The Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) is in talks with which gas major of the world
to form a joint venture company to the pipeline infrastructure and for supplying gas to the
industrial hub and clusters coming up as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor?
1) Royal Dutch 2) Exonn Mobil
3) Chevron 4) Tokyo Gas
5) PetroChina


Ques. : 18 Which of the following drinks is to be declared a National Drink in 2013 in hounour
of the plantation worker and sepoy mutiny leader Maniram Dewan on his 212th birth
anniversary?
1) Coffee 2) Tea
3) Lassi 4) Coconut milk
5) Jal Jeera


Ques. : 19 With which country India is building the Jaynagar-Baridibas rail link, the work on
which has been expedited?
1) Nepal 2) Bangladesh
3) Pakistan 4) Bhutan
5) Myanmar


Ques. : 20 Which of the following countries is not a member of the G-20?
1) South Korea 2) Brazil
3) China 4) USA
5) Iran

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Ques. : 21 Which of the following has been introduced by the banks in India to increase
financial inclusion?
1) Stimulus package 2) Internet Banking
3) Business correspondent 4) Corporate Banking
5) None of these


Ques. : 22 What period has been fixed by the government for the Twelfth Five Year Plan in
India?
1) 2010-15 2) 2011-16
3) 2012-17 4) 2013-18
5) 2014-19


Ques. : 23 For achieving which of the following objectives the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
employs open market operations are employed by?
1) To control the reserve base of banks 2) To minimise fluctuation in money supply
3) As an adjunct to the Bank Rate to make it
function more effectively
4) All of the above
5) None of the above


Ques. : 24 What is the minimum time of operation an insurance company is required to
complete for becoming eligible to issue an initial public offer (IPO)?
1) 3 years 2) 5 years
3) 7 years 4) 10 years
5) 12 years


Ques. : 25 The concept of Carbon Credit is associated with which of the following fields?
1) Protection of environment 2) Women empowerment
3) Development of rural infrastructure 4) Development of coal mines
5) None of these

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