General Awareness

1. India test-fired Agni III on—

(A) May 15, 2008
(B) May 17, 2008
(C) May 20, 2008
(D) May 7, 2008
2. Which one of the following countries is not included in the elite club which India
joined after its successful test firing of Agni III—
(A) Russia
(B) U.S.A.
(C) U.K.
(D) France
3. M. Natrajan is—
(A) Scientific Advisor to the Defence Minister
(B) Chief Controller and Programme Director of Agni Missile System
(C) Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister
(D) None of the above
4. Currently which one of the following organizations is celebrating its golden
jubilee (year) ?
(A) ISRO
(B) CBI
(C) DRDO
(D) NASSCOM
5. India and Malaysia held their joint naval exercise at—
(A) Andman island
(B) Nicobar island
(C) Lumut
(D) Kualalampur
6. SERB stands for—
(A) Social Enlightenment and Research Board
(B) Scientific And Engineering Research Board
(C) Scientists’ and Engineers’ Research Board
(D) Science and Engineering Research Board
7. CEP (Circular Error Probability) is associated with—
(A) Prithvi II
(B) Chandryan I
(C) Narco Analysis test conducted on Aarushis’ alleged murderer
(D) The finalization of Indo-US Nuclear deal
8. The country which recently announced to have its own version of Star Wars—
(A) France
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) North Korea
9. The Indian state which, in May 2008, launched Food Security Scheme—
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
10. The most coveted award at the 61st Cannes Film Festival was received by—
(A) ‘Hunger’
(B) Line of Passage
(C) ‘The Class’
(D) Three Monkeys
11. The Winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest is—
(A) Ravi Kumar
(B) Sameer Mishra
(C) Kuljit Singh
(D) None of these
12. ‘Travelling Through Conflict’ is a book written by—
(A) Hamid Ansari
(B) Cherie Blair
(C) Balraj Krishna
(D) Salman Rushdie
13. According to the Global Peace Index released in May 2008, the most peaceful
country on the earth is—
(A) New Zealand
(B) Norway
(C) Denmark
(D) Iceland
14. Which of the following was recently granted Navratna status to ?
(A) PGCIL
(B) REC
(C) NALCO
(D) All the above
15. In terms of billionnaire population. Mumbai ranks…… at world level ?
(A) Sixth
(B) Fifth
(C) Fourth
(D) Seventh
16. According to a report, the number of Indians who have a problem of loud
snoring during sleep is—
(A) 35 million
(B) 36 million
(C) 40 million
(D) 45 million
17. The government has planned to establish ………… universities of global
standards across the country ?
(A) 10
(B) 14
(C) 20
(D) 16
18. The government has increased Minimum Support Price of—
(A) Wheat
(B) Paddy
(C) Cane
(D) None of these
19. India recently refused to accept the offer of funds/loans from World Bank for—
(A) Disaster management
(B) North-East projects
(C) Tiger protection
(D) None of the above
20. Yves Saint Laurent recently died. He was a—
(A) U.S.A. film director
(B) First man to go to Mars mission
(C) Renowned fashion designer
(D) An internationally renowned financial expert

Answers
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (A) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (C)

11. (B) 12. (A) 13. (D) 14. (D) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20 (C)

GENERAL AWARENESS
1. As a part of its commitment to the world trade organization India is taken various steps
to reform its financial sector. Which of the following is one major step in the direction ?
(A) Huge budgetary provision for Bharat Nairman Yojana
B) More and more foreign banks are allowed to open branches in India
(C) Rebate in rate of personal income tax for senior citizen
(D) Introduction of Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
2. As per the new guidelines issued by the National Housing Bank,persons marginally
above the poverty line can avail a one-time loan for housing and income generating
activities.What is the limit of the total loan one can get for the same?

(A) Rs. 50,000

(B) Rs. 60,000
(C) Rs. 70,000
(D) Rs. 75,000
(E) Rs. 1,00,000
ANS-(A)
3.As per the Railway Budget 2007-08 what has been the cash profit of the Indian
Railways for the year 2006-07 ? Around_____
(A) Rs. 10,000 Crores
(B) Rs. 15,000 Crores
(C) Rs. 20,000 Crores
(D) Rs. 25,000 Crores
(E) Rs. 30,000 Crores
ANS-(C)
4. The G-8 Summit in June 2007 was organized in ______
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) Britain
(E) Germany
ANS-(E)
5. Which of the following countries decided to give up its demand for duty cut on rubber
so that India can also show some flexibility in the talks on ‘Free Trade Agreement with
it’ ?
(A) Thailand
(B) China
(C) Myanmar
(D) Philippines
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
6. As per the provision of the Micro Finance Bill cleared by the Govt. of India in
February 2007 , which of the following organizations/agencies is authorized to regulate
the Micro Finance Sector in India ?
(A) State Bank Of India
(B) SIDBI
(C) NABARD
(D) General Insurance Corporation Of India
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
7. The RBI Asked the banks not grant loans to individuals for the purchase of which of
the following?

(A) Gold
(B) Agriculture land
(C) Two Wheelers in rural areas
(D) Kisan Vikas Patra
(E) All these
ANS-(D)
8. As per the reports in the financial news papers the RBI,w.e.f February ,has decided to
pay some interest on the ‘cash reserve deposits’ kept with it by various banks. What will
be the rate of interest on such deposits ?
(A) 0.5%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 1%
(D) 1.25%
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
9.BEML is a major Mini Ratna Company in India engaged in production of heavy
machines and defence equipments. What is the full name of the Company ?

(A) Bihar Electronics and Melamines Ltd.

(B) Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
(C) British Electronics and Metallic Ltd.
(D) Brick Kiln Engg. & Metals Ltd.
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
10. “Auto majors go aggressive on marketing , raise an spend” was a caption in a leading
newspaper some time back. Who amongst the following is not an Auto company ?

(A) Hyundai
(B) General Motors
(C) Maruti
(D) Tata
(E) Tripex
Ans-(E)
11. Which of the following is the name of India’s Supersonic Cruise Missile which was
test fired successfully in recent past ?
(A) Kiran
(B) SRE-1
(C) Rajat-36
(D) Brahmos
(E) None of these
Ans-(D)
12. Which of the following is one famous book written by Late Kamleshwar, a well
known personality in the field of literature and T.V.?
(A) Kitne Pakistan
(B) Train to Pakistan
(C) Pakistan Cut to Size
(D) Post Office
(E) None of these
Ans-(A)
13. Global Warming is a major cause of concern these days all over the world . Which of
the following efforts on the part of the people/Governments can help all of us in reducing
the effect of the same?
[ Pick up the correct statements]
(1) Increasing energy efficiency standards
(2) Eliminating subsidies that encourage the use of coal and oil as subsidies makes them
cheaper
(3) Eliminating thick forest as they absorb the sunlight and thus the process of
recirculation of fresh gases in the atmosphere
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) & (2)
(E) All (1), (2) & (3)
ANS-(D)
14. With the take over of Corus STEEL Company the Tata Corus has obtained which of
the following in the production of steel in the world?

(A) 1 st
(B) 2 nd
(C) 3 rd
(D) 4 th
(E) 5 th
ANS-(E)
15. Which of the following is the correct definition of ‘VISTA’ which was launched by
the Microsoft a few months back?
(A) It is a new computer programme used for the analysis of data received form space
centre/satellites
(B) It is a new operating system useful for personal computers
(C) It is the brand name of the new computers lauched specially for use in schools and
adult education centres in India
(D) It is a new software developed by Microsoft to be used for medical purposes
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
16. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin was a few months back. During the visit India
signed an agreement for sharing the data from one of Russias Satellite system. What is
the name of that satellite ?

(A) GLOSNASS
(B) PSLV-C7
(C) MATSAT
(D) ATLANTIS
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
17. The Cauvery Tribunal gave its Final Award a few months back. Who amongst the
following was not the member of the Tribunal?

(A) Mr. N. S. Rao

(B) Mr. Suresh Prabhu
(C) Mr. N. P. Singh
(D) Mr. Sudhir Narayan
(E) All these
ANS-(B)
18. India in the beginning of the year 2007 renewed its 60 years old Friendship Treaty
with Bhutan. Which of the following is the noe important clause of this treaty?
(A)India will supply 50,000 tonnes of sugar to Bhutan every year as Bhutan is not a sugar
producing country
(B) Both the country will prevent the use of their territories for activities harmful to each
other
(C) Bhutan will help India in getting a permanent seat in U.n. Security council as India
needs only one more vote to support its claim for the same
(D) India will help Bhutan in construction of three major power projects there
(E) India will allow Bhutan to make a canal to utilize Ganga water for irrigation purposes
in Bhutan
ANS-(B)
19. Which of the following countries has never won any world cup cricket tournament in
the past?(Matches were played between 1975-2007)

(A) Pakistan
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) South Africa
ANS-(E)
20. Which of the following countries was adjudged as the fourth largest country in Asia
to receive maximum Foreign Direct Investment in 2006?

(A) India
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) South Korea
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
21. Mr. Fali Homi Major has taken over as the new____

(A) Chief of Air Staff

(B) Chief of Indian Army
(C) Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
(D) Governor of Nagaland
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
22. Mr. Paul Wolfowitz who decided to leave his post was working as the____

(A) Secretary General of UNO

(B) Head of the World Trade Organization
(C) Head of the World Bank
(D) Chief of the Central Bank of America
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
23. Which of the following banks appointed as the bank who will refund income tax to
tax payers ?
(A) AXIS Bank
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) State Bank
(E) None of these
ANS-(E)
24. Which of the following statement is NOT correct in relation to the Union Budget
2007-08 ?

(A) Tax on dividend distributed by companies hiked from 12.5% to 15%

(B) Banking cash Transaction Tax exemption limit increased from Rs. 25,000 to 50,000
(C) Rs. 25,000 Crores allocated for Natioanl Scholarship Scheme for student of class IX
to XII
(D) Education Cess on all taxes increased from 2% to 3%
(E) Budget created special funds to boost the production of Rubber, Coffee and Spices

ANS-(C)
25. Ankara the capital of Turkey was in news as______
(A) A suicide bombing took place there, killing several people
(B) The World Water Summit took place there
(C) The next European Summit will take place there in which Turkey will formally be
inducted as the member of E.U.
(D) The Olympic games – 2014 will be organized there
(E) None of these
Ans-(E)
26. The United Nations Nuclear Inspectors recently visited Iran to find out the progress
made by Iran in order to follow the deadline to stop enrichment of uranium by the same .
Which of the following report of the group of Inspectors?

(A) Iran has completely stopped enrichment of uranium

(B) Iran has failed to observe the deadline imposed by the UNO
(C) Iran has stopped to enrichment of uranium but is not ready to destroy the nuclear
weapons produced earlier
(D) Iran did not allow Inspectors to visit its facilities and also refused to put any ban on
the enrichment programme
(E) None of these
ANS-(D)
27. Ms. Asha Rose Migiro who has taken over as the Deputy Secretary General of the
UNO , is a citizen of which of the following countries?

(A) South Africa

(B) Tanzania
(C) India
(D) Trinidad
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
28. The 12th ASEAN Summit was organized in 2007 in Cebu . Cebu is in which of the
following countries?

(A) Philippines
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) North Korea
(E) Thailand
ANS-(A)
29. The Prime Minister of India launched Auto Mission Plan (AMP) in the beginning of
the year year 2007. The plan is expected to transform India into a global automobile
player in the next________
(A) Ten years
(B) Twelve years
(C) Fifteen years
(D) Twenty years
(E) Five years
ANS-(A)
30. Haryana Governor Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai recently took the oath as acting
Governor of which of the following States?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) Delhi
(D) Utttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
31. Which of the following countries won the men’s Indoor Hockey World
Championship-2007 held in Vienna?

(A) Poland
(B) Spain
(C) Austria
(D) Germany
(E) England
ANS-(D)
32. ‘Samjhouta Express’ which became the target of a bomb blast a few months back
runs between which of the following two stations ?

(A) New Delhi-Lahore

(B) New Delhi-Wagah
(C) Amritsar-Wagah
(D) Amritsar-Lahore
(E) New Delhi- Islamabad
ANS-(A)
33. Mr. Okram Ibobi Singh is the chief minister of_____
(A) Haryana
(B) Punjab
(C) Mnaipur
(D) Meghalaya
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
34. Who amongst the following was adjudged as the Femina Miss India Universe 2007 ?

(A) Puja Gupta

(B) Pooja Chitgopekar
(C) Sweta Lamba
(D) Sarah Jana Dias
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
35. Which of the following films won the 52nd National Filmfare Awards for Best
Music?

(A) Omkara
(B) Fana
(C) Lage Raho Munnabhai
(D) Rang De Basanti
(E) Dhoom-2
ANS(D)
36. Which of the following is the full form of the WMF?

(A) Web Murtual Fund

(B) World Murtual Fund
(C) World Monuments Fund
(D) World Music Fund
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
37. The 43rd conference of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on securities
policies was organized in___________

(A) Prague
(B) Moscow
(C) Viena
(D) Paris
(E) Munich
ANS-(E)
38. Who amongst the following is the author of the book –“ A view from the outside:
Why Good Economics work for Everyone” ?
(A) Dr. Mnamohan Singh
(B) Dr. Amartya Sen
(C) Mr. L. N. Mittal
(D) Mr. Ashok Lahiri
(E) Mr. P.Chidambaram
ANS(E)
39. Who amongst the following won the WTA Title of Ericson International WTA
Tennis Event 2007 ? (Women’s)
(A) Mara Santangelo
(B) Chia Jung Chuan
(C) Alla Kudryavtseva
(D) Yung –Jan Chan
(E) Yaroslava Shvedova
ANS-(E)
40. Which of the following State was at the top of the list of the Medals won by it in the
33rd National games -2007 ?

(A) Punjab
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Manipur
(E) Assam
ANS-(D)
41. After much persuasion and also after facing an economic sanction on it which of the
following countries recently decided to end its Nuclear Programme ?
(A) China
(B) Iran
(C) Libya
(D) North Korea
(E) None of these
ANS-(D)
42. The USA recently signed the Acquisition aand Cross Serving Agreement (ACSA)
providing for mutual support during humanitarian missions , peace keeping operations etc
with a country of Indian sub-continent . The name of the country is ____

(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) India
(E) Bangladesh
ANS-(C)
43.Immediately prior to becoming the President of India Mrs. Pratibha Patil was the ___
(A) Union Minister for Social Welfare
(B) Chairperson National Commission for Women
(C) Governor of Punjab
(D) Chief Minster of Chattisgarh
(E) None of these
ANS-(E)
44. As per the target set for 11th period the dropout rate of children from elementary
school should be brought to it which of the following levels by 2011-12 ?
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) 30%
ANS-(A)
45. Digambar Kamat is the 19th Chief Minister of________

(A) Goa
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Chhattishgarh
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
46. Which of the following statements about Afro-Asia cup 2007 is true ?
(1)Africa XI won the tournament
(2)Asia XI won the tournament
(3)All the three matches played under the tournament were declared draw. Hence no team
won the trophy
(4)Africa won the first match and declared winner
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (4)
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
47. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “ Gandhi-A Spiritual Journey” ?
(A) Mark Tuly
(B) Ramchandra Gandhi
(C) K. N. Raj
(D) M. S. Swaminathan
(E) M. V. Kamath
ANS-(E)
48. Samresh Jung became the first Indian to bag an Olympic quota in which of the
following events ?
Swimming
(A) Pistol shooting
(B) 100 mtrs. Race
(C) High jump
(D) Long jump
Ans-(B)
49. Who amongst the following is allowed recently to have 49 per cent stake in HPCL
Refinery ?
Tata
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Kumarmangalam Birla
(C) L. N. Mittal
(D) None of these
ANS-(D)
50. Which of the following is observed as the ‘World Refugees Day’ by the U N O ?
June 26th
(A) July 26th
(B) July 20th
(C) June 20th
(D) August 20th
ANS-(D)

GENERAL AWARENESS
1. As a part of its commitment to the world trade organization India is taken various steps
to reform its financial sector. Which of the following is one major step in the direction ?
(A) Huge budgetary provision for Bharat Nairman Yojana
B) More and more foreign banks are allowed to open branches in India
(C) Rebate in rate of personal income tax for senior citizen
(D) Introduction of Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
2. As per the new guidelines issued by the National Housing Bank,persons marginally
above the poverty line can avail a one-time loan for housing and income generating
activities.What is the limit of the total loan one can get for the same?

(A) Rs. 50,000

(B) Rs. 60,000
(C) Rs. 70,000
(D) Rs. 75,000
(E) Rs. 1,00,000
ANS-(A)
3.As per the Railway Budget 2007-08 what has been the cash profit of the Indian
Railways for the year 2006-07 ? Around_____
(A) Rs. 10,000 Crores
(B) Rs. 15,000 Crores
(C) Rs. 20,000 Crores
(D) Rs. 25,000 Crores
(E) Rs. 30,000 Crores
ANS-(C)
4. The G-8 Summit in June 2007 was organized in ______
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Russia
(D) Britain
(E) Germany
ANS-(E)
5. Which of the following countries decided to give up its demand for duty cut on rubber
so that India can also show some flexibility in the talks on ‘Free Trade Agreement with
it’ ?
(A) Thailand
(B) China
(C) Myanmar
(D) Philippines
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
6. As per the provision of the Micro Finance Bill cleared by the Govt. of India in
February 2007 , which of the following organizations/agencies is authorized to regulate
the Micro Finance Sector in India ?
(A) State Bank Of India
(B) SIDBI
(C) NABARD
(D) General Insurance Corporation Of India
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
7. The RBI Asked the banks not grant loans to individuals for the purchase of which of
the following?

(A) Gold
(B) Agriculture land
(C) Two Wheelers in rural areas
(D) Kisan Vikas Patra
(E) All these
ANS-(D)
8. As per the reports in the financial news papers the RBI,w.e.f February ,has decided to
pay some interest on the ‘cash reserve deposits’ kept with it by various banks. What will
be the rate of interest on such deposits ?
(A) 0.5%
(B) 0.75%
(C) 1%
(D) 1.25%
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
9.BEML is a major Mini Ratna Company in India engaged in production of heavy
machines and defence equipments. What is the full name of the Company ?

(A) Bihar Electronics and Melamines Ltd.

(B) Bharat Earth Movers Ltd.
(C) British Electronics and Metallic Ltd.
(D) Brick Kiln Engg. & Metals Ltd.
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
10. “Auto majors go aggressive on marketing , raise an spend” was a caption in a leading
newspaper some time back. Who amongst the following is not an Auto company ?
(A) Hyundai
(B) General Motors
(C) Maruti
(D) Tata
(E) Tripex
Ans-(E)
11. Which of the following is the name of India’s Supersonic Cruise Missile which was
test fired successfully in recent past ?
(A) Kiran
(B) SRE-1
(C) Rajat-36
(D) Brahmos
(E) None of these
Ans-(D)
12. Which of the following is one famous book written by Late Kamleshwar, a well
known personality in the field of literature and T.V.?
(A) Kitne Pakistan
(B) Train to Pakistan
(C) Pakistan Cut to Size
(D) Post Office
(E) None of these
Ans-(A)
13. Global Warming is a major cause of concern these days all over the world . Which of
the following efforts on the part of the people/Governments can help all of us in reducing
the effect of the same?
[ Pick up the correct statements]
(1) Increasing energy efficiency standards
(2) Eliminating subsidies that encourage the use of coal and oil as subsidies makes them
cheaper
(3) Eliminating thick forest as they absorb the sunlight and thus the process of
recirculation of fresh gases in the atmosphere
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Both (1) & (2)
(E) All (1), (2) & (3)
ANS-(D)
14. With the take over of Corus STEEL Company the Tata Corus has obtained which of
the following in the production of steel in the world?

(A) 1 st
(B) 2 nd
(C) 3 rd
(D) 4 th
(E) 5 th
ANS-(E)
15. Which of the following is the correct definition of ‘VISTA’ which was launched by
the Microsoft a few months back?
(A) It is a new computer programme used for the analysis of data received form space
centre/satellites
(B) It is a new operating system useful for personal computers
(C) It is the brand name of the new computers lauched specially for use in schools and
adult education centres in India
(D) It is a new software developed by Microsoft to be used for medical purposes
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
16. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin was a few months back. During the visit India
signed an agreement for sharing the data from one of Russias Satellite system. What is
the name of that satellite ?

(A) GLOSNASS
(B) PSLV-C7
(C) MATSAT
(D) ATLANTIS
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
17. The Cauvery Tribunal gave its Final Award a few months back. Who amongst the
following was not the member of the Tribunal?

(A) Mr. N. S. Rao

(B) Mr. Suresh Prabhu
(C) Mr. N. P. Singh
(D) Mr. Sudhir Narayan
(E) All these
ANS-(B)
18. India in the beginning of the year 2007 renewed its 60 years old Friendship Treaty
with Bhutan. Which of the following is the noe important clause of this treaty?
(A)India will supply 50,000 tonnes of sugar to Bhutan every year as Bhutan is not a sugar
producing country
(B) Both the country will prevent the use of their territories for activities harmful to each
other
(C) Bhutan will help India in getting a permanent seat in U.n. Security council as India
needs only one more vote to support its claim for the same
(D) India will help Bhutan in construction of three major power projects there
(E) India will allow Bhutan to make a canal to utilize Ganga water for irrigation purposes
in Bhutan
ANS-(B)
19. Which of the following countries has never won any world cup cricket tournament in
the past?(Matches were played between 1975-2007)

(A) Pakistan
(B) Australia
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) South Africa
ANS-(E)
20. Which of the following countries was adjudged as the fourth largest country in Asia
to receive maximum Foreign Direct Investment in 2006?

(A) India
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) South Korea
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
21. Mr. Fali Homi Major has taken over as the new____

(A) Chief of Air Staff

(B) Chief of Indian Army
(C) Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
(D) Governor of Nagaland
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
22. Mr. Paul Wolfowitz who decided to leave his post was working as the____

(A) Secretary General of UNO

(B) Head of the World Trade Organization
(C) Head of the World Bank
(D) Chief of the Central Bank of America
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
23. Which of the following banks appointed as the bank who will refund income tax to
tax payers ?

(A) AXIS Bank

(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) State Bank
(E) None of these
ANS-(E)
24. Which of the following statement is NOT correct in relation to the Union Budget
2007-08 ?

(A) Tax on dividend distributed by companies hiked from 12.5% to 15%

(B) Banking cash Transaction Tax exemption limit increased from Rs. 25,000 to 50,000
(C) Rs. 25,000 Crores allocated for Natioanl Scholarship Scheme for student of class IX
to XII
(D) Education Cess on all taxes increased from 2% to 3%
(E) Budget created special funds to boost the production of Rubber, Coffee and Spices

ANS-(C)
25. Ankara the capital of Turkey was in news as______
(A) A suicide bombing took place there, killing several people
(B) The World Water Summit took place there
(C) The next European Summit will take place there in which Turkey will formally be
inducted as the member of E.U.
(D) The Olympic games – 2014 will be organized there
(E) None of these
Ans-(E)
26. The United Nations Nuclear Inspectors recently visited Iran to find out the progress
made by Iran in order to follow the deadline to stop enrichment of uranium by the same .
Which of the following report of the group of Inspectors?

(A) Iran has completely stopped enrichment of uranium

(B) Iran has failed to observe the deadline imposed by the UNO
(C) Iran has stopped to enrichment of uranium but is not ready to destroy the nuclear
weapons produced earlier
(D) Iran did not allow Inspectors to visit its facilities and also refused to put any ban on
the enrichment programme
(E) None of these
ANS-(D)
27. Ms. Asha Rose Migiro who has taken over as the Deputy Secretary General of the
UNO , is a citizen of which of the following countries?

(A) South Africa

(B) Tanzania
(C) India
(D) Trinidad
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
28. The 12th ASEAN Summit was organized in 2007 in Cebu . Cebu is in which of the
following countries?

(A) Philippines
(B) China
(C) Nepal
(D) North Korea
(E) Thailand
ANS-(A)
29. The Prime Minister of India launched Auto Mission Plan (AMP) in the beginning of
the year year 2007. The plan is expected to transform India into a global automobile
player in the next________
(A) Ten years
(B) Twelve years
(C) Fifteen years
(D) Twenty years
(E) Five years
ANS-(A)
30. Haryana Governor Akhlaq-ur-Rehman Kidwai recently took the oath as acting
Governor of which of the following States?

(A) Rajasthan
(B) Punjab
(C) Delhi
(D) Utttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
31. Which of the following countries won the men’s Indoor Hockey World
Championship-2007 held in Vienna?

(A) Poland
(B) Spain
(C) Austria
(D) Germany
(E) England
ANS-(D)
32. ‘Samjhouta Express’ which became the target of a bomb blast a few months back
runs between which of the following two stations ?

(A) New Delhi-Lahore

(B) New Delhi-Wagah
(C) Amritsar-Wagah
(D) Amritsar-Lahore
(E) New Delhi- Islamabad
ANS-(A)
33. Mr. Okram Ibobi Singh is the chief minister of_____

(A) Haryana
(B) Punjab
(C) Mnaipur
(D) Meghalaya
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
34. Who amongst the following was adjudged as the Femina Miss India Universe 2007 ?

(A) Puja Gupta

(B) Pooja Chitgopekar
(C) Sweta Lamba
(D) Sarah Jana Dias
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
35. Which of the following films won the 52nd National Filmfare Awards for Best
Music?

(A) Omkara
(B) Fana
(C) Lage Raho Munnabhai
(D) Rang De Basanti
(E) Dhoom-2
ANS(D)
36. Which of the following is the full form of the WMF?

(A) Web Murtual Fund

(B) World Murtual Fund
(C) World Monuments Fund
(D) World Music Fund
(E) None of these
ANS-(C)
37. The 43rd conference of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on securities
policies was organized in___________

(A) Prague
(B) Moscow
(C) Viena
(D) Paris
(E) Munich
ANS-(E)
38. Who amongst the following is the author of the book –“ A view from the outside:
Why Good Economics work for Everyone” ?
(A) Dr. Mnamohan Singh
(B) Dr. Amartya Sen
(C) Mr. L. N. Mittal
(D) Mr. Ashok Lahiri
(E) Mr. P.Chidambaram
ANS(E)
39. Who amongst the following won the WTA Title of Ericson International WTA
Tennis Event 2007 ? (Women’s)
(A) Mara Santangelo
(B) Chia Jung Chuan
(C) Alla Kudryavtseva
(D) Yung –Jan Chan
(E) Yaroslava Shvedova
ANS-(E)
40. Which of the following State was at the top of the list of the Medals won by it in the
33rd National games -2007 ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Manipur
(E) Assam
ANS-(D)
41. After much persuasion and also after facing an economic sanction on it which of the
following countries recently decided to end its Nuclear Programme ?
(A) China
(B) Iran
(C) Libya
(D) North Korea
(E) None of these
ANS-(D)
42. The USA recently signed the Acquisition aand Cross Serving Agreement (ACSA)
providing for mutual support during humanitarian missions , peace keeping operations etc
with a country of Indian sub-continent . The name of the country is ____

(A) Nepal
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) India
(E) Bangladesh
ANS-(C)
43.Immediately prior to becoming the President of India Mrs. Pratibha Patil was the ___
(A) Union Minister for Social Welfare
(B) Chairperson National Commission for Women
(C) Governor of Punjab
(D) Chief Minster of Chattisgarh
(E) None of these
ANS-(E)
44. As per the target set for 11th period the dropout rate of children from elementary
school should be brought to it which of the following levels by 2011-12 ?
(A) 10%
(B) 15%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) 30%
ANS-(A)
45. Digambar Kamat is the 19th Chief Minister of________

(A) Goa
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Chhattishgarh
(E) None of these
ANS-(A)
46. Which of the following statements about Afro-Asia cup 2007 is true ?
(1)Africa XI won the tournament
(2)Asia XI won the tournament
(3)All the three matches played under the tournament were declared draw. Hence no team
won the trophy
(4)Africa won the first match and declared winner
(A) Only (1)
(B) Only (2)
(C) Only (3)
(D) Only (4)
(E) None of these
ANS-(B)
47. Who amongst the following is the author of the book “ Gandhi-A Spiritual Journey” ?
(A) Mark Tuly
(B) Ramchandra Gandhi
(C) K. N. Raj
(D) M. S. Swaminathan
(E) M. V. Kamath
ANS-(E)
48. Samresh Jung became the first Indian to bag an Olympic quota in which of the
following events ?
Swimming
(A) Pistol shooting
(B) 100 mtrs. Race
(C) High jump
(D) Long jump
Ans-(B)
49. Who amongst the following is allowed recently to have 49 per cent stake in HPCL
Refinery ?
Tata
(A) Mukesh Ambani
(B) Kumarmangalam Birla
(C) L. N. Mittal
(D) None of these
ANS-(D)
50. Which of the following is observed as the ‘World Refugees Day’ by the U N O ?
June 26th
(A) July 26th
(B) July 20th
(C) June 20th
(D) August 20th
ANS-(D)
Awareness on
Socio-Economic
Developments

1. The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of……
(A) World Bank
(B) International Monetary Fund
(C) Prime Minister Rahat Kosh
(D) Reserve Bank of India
(E) None of these

2. The Reserve Bank of India issues coins and notes of various denominations. At present
RBI does not issue coins of which of the following denominations ?
(A) 10 paise
(B) 20 paise
(C) 25 paise
(D) 50 paise
(E) 1·00 Rupee

3. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar
(B) Dinar
(C) Yen
(D) Peso
(E) Euro

4. Various Banks in the country have installed machines which disburse money to general
public. These machines are called……
(A) Coin dispensing machines
(B) ATMs
(C) Debit Card Machines
(D) Ledger Machines
(E) None of these
5. Which of the following names is not associated with the insurance business in India ?
(A) Bajaj Allianz
(B) LIC
(C) GIC
(D) Tata AIG
(E) GE Money

6. Commodity Exchanges at various places in India are trading in many metals like gold,
silver, etc. Many times we read in newspapers that gold no more has emained the highest
trading option and has been replaced by a non-traditional metal known as……
(A) copper
(B) steel
(C) zinc
(D) white gold
(E) None of these

7. Which of the following is known as Plastic money ?

1. Demand Draft
2. Credit Card
3. Debit Card
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 2 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3

8. Many a time we see a term in newspapers ‘IPO’. What is the full form of the same ?
(A) Indian Public Offer
(B) Institutional Purchase
(C) Industrial Purchase Order
(D) Indian Purchase Offer
(E) Initial Public Offer

9. Many a times we read in financial newspapers a term/name NMCEX. What is the full
form of the same ?
(A) New Multi Capital Exchange
(B) National Medium Commodity Exchange
(C) National Multi Commodity Exchange
(D) Net Marketable Commodity Exchange
(E) None of these

10. Many Banks these days are entering into business of offering loans against property.
This business of the banks can be categorized under which of the following heads of
banking ?
(A) Corporate Banking
(B) Personal Banking
(C) Merchant Banking
(D) Portfolio Management Service
(E) None of these

11. Which of the following organizations/banks has done a commendable work in the
field of micro finance and was awarded Nobel Prize also in the past ?
(A) Gramin Bank of Bangladesh
(B) CRY
(C) ASHA
(D) NABARD
(E) None of these

12. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of…
(A) Literature
(B) Physics
(C) Chemistry
(D) Music
(E) Medical Science

13. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a
Hockey Coach ?
(A) Guru
(B) Chak De India
(C) Om Shanti Om
(D) Jab We Met
(E) None of these

14. Which of the following countries has not made any significant investment in India ?
(A) Japan
(B) USA
(C) Nepal
(D) Britain
(E) France

15. Which of the following is considered an informal method of getting credit/finance ?

(A) Internet Banking
(B) Branch visits
(C) Going to money lenders
(D) Tele Banking
(E) All of these

16. Which amongst the following nations is not a member of the SAARC ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Bhutan
(C) Nepal
(D) Maldives
(E) South Africa

17. Which of the following indexes is developed to measure life expectancy, level of
literacy, education and standard of living of people in a country ?
(A) Inflation
(B) Sensex
(C) Human Development Index
(D) SLR
(E) None of these

18. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit/Undertaking/Agency ?

(A) ECGC
(B) SEBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) Axis Bank
(E) BHEL

19. Which of the countries represent letter ‘C’ in the category known as BRIC countries ?
(A) Canada
(B) Chile
(C) Cuba
(D) Croatia
(E) China

20. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the
ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ?
(A) President of India
(B) UPA Chairperson
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Prime Minister of India
(E) None of these

21. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?
(A) Kalidas Samman
(B) Dhyanchand Award
(C) Shram Vir Award
(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
(E) None of these

22. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?
(A) YES
(B) HDFC
(C) TATA
(D) Kotak Mahindra
(E) Axis
23. Twenty-20 matches are played in the game of……
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Badminton
(D) Tennis
(E) Cricket

24. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold
for some time as India is finding difficult to implement it ?
(A) 123 Pact with USA
(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia
(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran
(D) Border talks with China
(E) None of these

25. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?
(A) SAT
(B) NET
(C) PAN
(D) VAT
(E) None of these

ANSWERS :
1. (D) 2. (B) 3. (E) 4. (B) 5. (E) 6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (E) 9. (C) 10. (B)
11. (A) 12. (D) 13. (B) 14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (E) 17. (C) 18. (B) 19. (E) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (E) 24. (A) 25. (D)

1. Bank MarketinG menas -

(A) Selling of Bnaks
(B) Buting of banks
(C) Merger of banks
(D) selling bank’s produts and services
(E) Selling various items in banks
ANS -(D)
2. Proper pricing is needed for -
(A) Extra charges of extra services
(B) Levy of VAT
(C) Good customer services
(D) Putting burden on the customer
(E) Service with extra facilities
ANS -(C)
3. Alead means -
(A) Abank’s marketing staff
(B) Areligious leader
(C) Bank’s chairman
(D) Target Customer
(E) Leash tied to a dog
ANS -(D)
4. A good salesman should be-
(A) Agressive
(B) Pushy
(C) Fierce
(D) Polite, but firm
(E) Talkative
ANS -(D)
5. Relationship selling means -
(A) Preparing a list of relatives
(B) Cross selling
(C) Selling to relatives
(D) Selling to strangers
(E) Telemarketing
ANS -(B)
6.ATM are -
(A) Branches of banks
(B) Manned couters of banks
(C) Unmanned , cash dispensers
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS -(C)
7. Home loans are granted to -
(A) Individuals
(B) Institutions
(C) Builders
(D) All of these
(E) None of these
ANS -(A)

1.Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best replace
the question mark (?)

1 2 3 2 10 12

2 5 12 10 16 13

1 2 1 ? 10 24

(a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 13 (d) 8

Ans (c)
2. Study each of the following table and choose the alternative which can best
replace the question mark (?)

3 8 10 2 ? 1

6 56 90 2 20 0

(a) 0 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7

Ans (c)

3.In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the
wrong term.

11, 5, 20, 12, 40, 26, 74, 54

(a) 5 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 26

Ans (c)

4. In the following question one term in the number series is wrong. Find out the
wrong term.

8, 14, 26, 48, 98, 194, 386

(a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 98 (d) 194

Ans (b)

5. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:

Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) – 1

Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1

CHANGE

(a) 77 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 80

Ans (d)

6. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:

Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) – 1

Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1

FLUTE

(a) 153 (b) 157 (c) 151 (d) 149

Ans (a)

7. Calculate value of each word by the following formula:

Consonants = (2 × Position of the letter in alphabet) – 1

Vowels = (3 × Position in alphabet) + 1

BREAD

(a) 67 (b) 62 (c) 59 (d) 65

Ans (d)

8. In a certain code language, ‘3a, 2b, 7c’ means ‘Truth is Eternal’; ‘7c, 9a, 8b, 3a’
means ‘Enmity is not Eternal’ and 6a, 4d, 2b, 8b’ means ‘Truth does not perish’.
Which of the following means ‘enmity’ in that language?

(a) 3a (b) 7c (c) 8b (d) 9a

Ans (d)

9. In a certain code language, ‘po ki top ma’ means ‘Usha is playing cards’; ‘Kop ja
ki ma’ means ‘Asha is playing tennis’; ki top sop ho’ means ‘they are playing
football’; and ‘po sur kop’ means ‘cards and tennis’. Which word in that language
means ‘Asha’?

(a) ja (b) ma (c) kop (d) top

Ans (a)

10. A girl was born on September 6, 1970, which happened to be a Sunday. Her
birthday has again fall on Sunday in

(a) 1975 (b) 1976 (c) 1977 (d) 1981

Ans (d)

11. A long rope has to be cut to make 23 small pieces. If it is double folded to start
with how many times does it need to be cut?

(a) 9 (b) 23 (c) 11 (d) 12

Ans (c)

12. There are 19 hockey players in a club. On a particular day 14 were wearing the
hockey shirts prescribed, while 11 were wearing the prescribed hockey pants. None
of them was without either hockey pants or hockey shirts. How many were in
complete hockey uniform?

(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 7

Ans (b)

13. In a class room three fourth of the boys are above 160 cm in height and they are
18 in number. Also out of the total strength, the boys form only two third and the
rest are girls. The total number of girls in the class is

(a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 30

Ans (c)

14. ‘A’ is east of ‘B’ and west of ‘C’. ‘H’ is South-West of ‘C’, ‘B’ is South-East of
‘X’. which is farthest West?

(a) C (b) A (c) X (d) B

Ans (c)

15. A girl earns twice as much in December as in each of the other months. What
part of her entire year’s earning does she earn in December?

(a) 2/11 (b) 2/13 (c) 3/14 (d) 1/6

Ans (b)

16. One watch is 1 minute slow at 1 pm on Tuesday and 2 minutes fast at 1 pm on

Thursday. When did it show the correct time?

(a) 1.00 am on Wednesday (b) 5.00 am on Wednesday (c) 1.00 pm on Wednesday (d)
5.00 pm on Wednesday

Directions (Question 17 to 22) :Given a statement followed by two assumptions

numbered I and II. You have to consider the statement and the following
assumptions and decide which of the assumptions is implicit in the statement.

Mark (a) if only assumption I is implicit

Mark (b) if only assumption II is implicit

Mark (c) if either I or II is implicit

Mark (d) if neither I or II is implicit

17.Statement: Even with the increase in the number of sugar factories in India. We
still continue to import sugar.

Assumptions :I. The consumption of sugar per capita has increased in India.

II. Many of the factories are not in a position to produce sugar to their fullest
capacity.

Ans (c)

18.Statement :I cannot contact you on phone from Karshik.

Assumption : I. Telephone facility is not available at Karshik.

II. Nowadays it is difficult to contact on phone.

Ans (b)

19.Statement : The government has decided to reduce the custom duty on computer
peripherals.

Assumptions : I. The domestic market price of computer peripherals may go up in

near future.

II. the domestic manufacturers may oppose the decision.

Ans (a)

20. Statement : In Bombay, railway trains are indispensable for people in the
suburbs to reach their places of work on time.

Assumptions : I. Railway trains are the only mode of transport available in the
suburbs of Bombay.

II. Only railway trains run punctually.

Ans (a)

21. Statement :The private bus services in the city has virtually collapsed because of
the ongoing strike of its employees.

Assumptions : I. Going on strikes has become the right of every employee.

II. People no more require the services of private bus operators.

Ans (b)

22. Statement : Detergents should be used. to clean clothes.

Assumptions : I. Detergents from more lather.

II. Detergents help to dislodge grease and dirt.

Ans (d)

23. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?

ADH

FIM

?NR

(a) P (b) N (c) K (c) O

Ans (c)

24. Which letter when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the matrix?

AMBN

RCSD

EUF?

(a) T (b) F (c) V (d) R

Ans (c)

25. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the
matrix?

149?

1234

246?

(a) 16 and 8 (b) 36 and 4 (c) 25 and 5 (d) 49 and 7

Ans (a)

26. Which number when placed at the sign of interrogation shall complete the
matrix?

668

575

43?

120 126 320

(a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 4

Ans (c)

27. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements,
disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:

(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.

(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.

Statements: I. Many scooters are trucks. II. All trucks are trains

Conclusions: I. Some scooters are trains. II. No truck is a scooter.

Ans (a)

28. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements,
disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:

(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.

(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.

Statements: I. All cars are cats. II. All fans are cats.

Conclusions: I. All cars are fans. II. Some fans are cars.
Ans (d)

29. In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements,
disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:

(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.

(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.

Statements: I. All pilots are experts. II. All authors are pilots.

Conclusions: I. All authors are experts. II. No expert in an author.

Ans (a)

30.In the following questions, there are given two statements followed by two
conclusions numbered I and II. You have to take the two given statements to be true
even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts and then decide
which of the given conclusions logically follows from two given statements,
disregarding commonly known facts. Read both the statements and give answer as:

(a) If only conclusion I follows. (b) If only conclusion II follows.

(c) If either I or II follows. (d) If neither I nor II follows.

Statements: I. Some doctors are institutes. II. Some crooks are institutes.

Conclusions: I. All institutes are doctors. II. Some institutes are crooks.

Ans (b)

Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)

1.Accident is related to Carefulness in the same way as Disease is

related to
(a) Sanitation

(b) Treatment

(c) Medicine
(d) Doctor

Ans (a) Lack of second results in the first

2. Aflatoxin is related to Food poisoning in the same way as Histamine

is related to

(a) Allergy

(b) Headache

(c) Anthrax

(d) Inhabited

Ans (a) First causes the second

3. Ostrich is related to Antelope in the same way as Egret is related to

(a) Cow

(b) Buffalo

(c) Camel

(d) Zebra

Ans (b) Both live together to derive benefits from each other

4. Hong Kong is related to China in the same way as Vatican is related

to..?…

(a) Canada

(b) Mexico

(c) North America

(d) Rome
 Ans (d) Hong Kong is a city in china. Similarly, Vatican is a city in
Rome

5. Forfeit related to Surrender in the same way as Remit is related to

(a) Perceive

(b) Confiscate

(c) Exempt

(d) Refrain

Ans (d) The words in each pair are synonyms

Directions (questins 6 to 10): Each of the questions below consists

of a question and two statements marked I and II given below it. You
have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are
sufficient to answer the question. Read both the statements and give
answer
(a) If the data in statement I alone are sufficient to answer the
question, while the data in statement II alone are not sufficient to
answer the question.
(b) If the data in statements I alone are not sufficient to answer the
question, while the data in statement II alone are sufficient to answer
the question.
(c) If the data either in statement I or in statement II alone are
sufficient to answer the question.
(d) If the data even in both the statements I and II together are not
sufficient to answer the question.
(e) If the data in both statements I and II together are needed to
answer the question.

6. What does ‘Ne’ stands for in the code language?

I. ‘Na Ni Nok Ne’ means ‘I will tell you’ and ‘Ni Nok Ne Nam’ means ‘he
will tell you’ in that code language.

II. ‘Ni Ne Mo Nam’ means ‘will he call you’ and ‘Ne Mok Sac Ni’ means
‘how will you go’ in that code language.
Ans (d)

7. Who amongst P, Q, R, S, T and U is the tallest?

I. P is taller that R and T but not as tall as U, who is taller than Q and
S.

II. R is the third in height in the ascending order and not as tall as U, P
and Q, Q being taller than P but not the tallest.

Ans (c)

8. Who among A, B, C, D, E & F read the book last?

I. F, who gave the book to B after reading, was third to read the same.

II. C, who read the book after A, was the third person to read the book
before it reached E.

Ans (d)

9. Who is paternal uncle of Pavan?

I. Pavan is brother of Poornima, who is daughter of Meena, who is

sister of Kumar, who is brother Smrithi.

II. Prithvi is brother of Indrajith, who is husband of Poornima, who is

mother of Ganga, who is sister of Pavan.

Ans (b)

10. What is Milan’s rank in the class of 44 students?

I. Ramesh, whose rank is 17th in the class, is ahead of Shyam by 6

ranks, Shyam being 7 ranks ahead of Milan.

II. Suketu is 26 ranks ahead of Milan and Shyamala is 6 ranks behind

Milan while Savita stands exactly in the middle of Shyamala and
Suketu in ranks, her rank being 17.

Ans (c)
Directions (questions 11 to 15): Read the following information and
answer the questions given below.

(i) A, B, C, D, E, F and G are seven members standing in a row (not

necessarily in the same order) facing north.

(ii) C and B have as many members between them as G and C have

between them.

(iii) D, who is 3rd from the extreme left, is 3rd to the left of E.

(iv) A and D are neighbors and F and C are neighbors.

11. Which of the following statements may be false?

(a) A is the 3rd to the left of F

(b) D is 3rd to the left of E

(c) F is 3rd the right of A

(d) B is 3rd to the left of C

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

12. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) C and E are neighbors

(b) E is to the immediate left of F

(c) C is to the immediate left of D

(d) A is to the immediate left of D

(e) None of these

Ans (d)

13. Who is at the extreme right?

(a) Data inadequate

(b) G

(c) B

(d) E

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

14. Which of the following given two pairs of neighbors?

(a) A, C and D, C

(b) A, B and E, G

(c) D, C and E, F

(d) C, F and C, E

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

15. What is the position of F?

(a) Immediate to the right of E.

(b) Third to the left of G

(c) Immediate to the left of C

(d) 5th to the right of B

(e) None of these

Ans (e)

16. Four of the following five groups of letters are alike in some way
while one is different. Find out which one is different.

(a) ISLOJ

(b) LUOQM
(c) AKDGB

(d) FPILG

(e) NXQTO

Ans (b)

17. In the sequence given below the sum of the two digits which
immediately precede the digit ‘4′ exceeds the sum of the two digits
which immediately follow the digit 4 and sum of the two digits which
immediately follow the digit 6 exceeds the sum of the two digits which
immediately precede the digit 6. How many such 4’s and 6’s together
are there?

54462635642843766483

(a) 4

(b) 6

(c) 3

(d) 5

(e) None of these

Ans (a)

18. Below are given six three-digit numbers. The digits comprise of
numeric and letters. The letter indicates its serial order in the English
alphabet. What will be the middle digit of the 4th number when the
numbers are arranged in the descending order after interchanging
numeric in each number without altering the place of letter in the
number?

19F, 2H9, 98B, D76, 7A6, 61E

(a) 8

(b) 9

(c) 6

(d) 7
(e) None of these

Ans (e)

Directions (questions19 to 20): In a code language any letter

which is immediately after or before a vowel in the English alphabet is
substituted by that vowel and any vowel i.e. A, E, I, O and U is
substituted by the letter immediately following that vowel in the
English alphabet.

19. How can the word FEVERISH be written in that code language?

(a) EDVDRJSI

(b) EFUFRHSI

(c) EFUFRJSI

(d) EDUFRJSI

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

20. How can the word CONFEDERATION be written in that code

language?

(a) CPOGFEDRBUTPO

(b) CPOEFEFRBUJPO

(c) CNOEFEFRBUHNO

(d) CONFFDERATION

(e) None of these

Ans (b)

21. If each of the vowels i.e. A, E, I, O, & U along with the 3rd letter to
its right in the alphabet are taken out and arranged one after the other
in the same order followed by the remaining letters of the alphabet,
which of the following will be 5th to the left of the 19th letter from the
left in the new arrangement?
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

(a) G

(b) H

(c) J

(d) W

(e) none of these

Ans (a)

22. How many pairs of letters are there in the word SPONTANEOUS
which have number of letters between them in the word one less than
the number of letters between them in English alphabet?

(a) five

(b) one

(c) four

(d) Two

(e) Three

Ans (a)

23. Four of the following five have similar relationship and hence form
a group. Which one does not belong to the group?

(a) BROTHER : DORVEHT

(b) ENGLISH : GGNNSIJ

(c) ANOTHER : CONVEHT

(d) BETWEEN : DTEZEEP

(e) HUSBAND : JSUDNAF

Ans (d)
24.
Which pair of the letters in the word BEAUTIFUL has the same
relationship between its letters with respect to their position in the
English alphabet as the pair EA in that word has between its letters?

(a) IB

(b) LF

(c) IE

(d) FL

(e) TL

Ans (c)

25. Which of the following relates to FLOWER in the same way as

RTERBN relates to SECTOR?

(a) RWLGPF

(b) EOFKUQ

(c) EOFMXS

(d) RWLEPD

(e) RWLEND

Ans (e)

Identify the antonym of the word

1.PERTURBATION:
(A) impotence (B) obstruction (C) prediction (D) equanimity (E)
chivalry
Ans:D
2. Identify the antonym of the word REPUDIATE:
(A) denounce (B) deceive (C) embrace (D) fib (E) generalize
Ans:C
3. Find the exact meaning of the word SUFFRAGE:
(A) absence of charity (B) absence of franchise (C) absence of pain
(D) absence of success (E) absence of malice
Ans:B
4. Find the Secondary (Often Rare) Meanings Of Word CHAMPION:
(A) relinquish (B) contest (C) oppress (D) modify (E) withhold
Ans:C
5. Find the often rare antonym of the word AIR:
 (A) release (B) differ (C) expose (D) enshroud
Ans:D
6. Find the exact matching ORCHESTRA : MUSICIAN ::
(A) story : comedian (B) band : singer (C) garden : leaf (D)
troupe : actor
Ans:D
7. Find the exact matching CLUB : GOLF ::
(A) type : book (B) ball : soccer (C) glove : baseball (D) racket
: tennis (E) board : chess
Ans:D
8. CORROSION : IRON :: (A) sloth : energy (B) disease : vision
(C) atrophy : muscle (D)None
Ans:C
9. EXCERPT : NOVEL :: (A) critique : play (B) review : manuscript
(C) swatch : cloth (D) foreword : preface
Ans:C
10. PERSPICACIOUS : INSIGHT ::
(A) ardent : quickness (B) warm : temperature (C) wealthy :
scarcity (D) churlish : enmity
Ans:D
11. Complete the sentence Crestfallen by having done poorly on the
GRE,
Susan began to question her abilities. Her self-confidence
was ..........
(A) appeased (B) destroyed (C) placated (D) elevated
Ans:B
12. Complete the sentence
Although the warring parties had settled a number of disputes, past
experience made them .......... to express optimism that the talks
would be a success.
(A) rash (B) ambivalent (C) scornful (D) reticent
Ans:D
13. Complete the sentence
Davis is an opprobrious and .......... speaker, equally caustic toward
friend or foe--a true curmudgeon.
(A)lofty (B) vituperative (C) unstinting (D) retiring
Ans:B
14 DIDACTIC : TEACH :: (A) specious : revile (B) cunning : steal
(C) forensic : debate
1. Which of the following agencies plans to build a nationwide grid of supercomputers
called I-Grid?(a) Simputer computers (b) C-DAC (c) NIIT(d) Infosys

2. Name the satellites launched by NASA to investigate the earth’s gravity?

(a) Dennis (b) Garfield (c) Tom and Jerry (d) Peanuts

3. The South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange Conference was held at which of the
following places?

(a) Chennai (b) Tokyo (c) Bangalore (d) Delhi

4. Name the newly launched entertainment robot of Sony:

(a) Alfa Roman (b) Multipla (c) Robio (d) Flatirm

5. Name the company planning to introduce Genetically Modified Mustard seeds in

India?

(a) Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Corporation (b) Proagro (c) Bt. Must (d) None of these

6. The biggest textile fair of Asia known as Hemi textile was held in:

(a) Japan (b) India (c) Sri Lanka (d) Indonesia

7. Name the first Internet company to figure in annual fortune 500:

(a) Satyam (b) Arzoo (c) AOL (d) Infi

8. Name the first American President who modelled for Van Huesan Shirts:

(a) Jimmy Carter (b) Ronald Reagan (c) George Bush (d) William J. Clinton

9. Name the first bank to launch a card especially for doctors in India:

(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Dena Bank (c) State Bank of India(d) IOB

10. “Smooth as Silk” is a punchline used by _____ airline:

(a) Singapore (b) Thai (c) Quantas (d) Cathay Pacific

11. Who has authored the book ‘Beyond the Last Blue Mountain’?

(a) Swaraj Paul (b) Ajit Haksar (c) Anil Ambani (d) JRD Tata

12. Who among the following has founded the organization ‘World Economic Forum’?

(a) Klaus Schwab (b) William J. Clinton (c) Amartya Sen and Mehboob Haq (d) All of
these

13. The new name of Jardine Matheson and Waffoong is:

(a) ANZ Grindley (b) Standard Chartered (c) Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation (d) Vyasa Bank

14. Which home appliance company has introduced the concept of hire and purchase?

(a) Singer Sewing Machine (b) Usha home appliances (c) Inalsa (d) Bajaj home
appliances
15. Name the Parle Brand that takes Britannia’s 50-50 biscuits:

(a) Monaco (b) Krack Jack (c) Parle-G (d) None of these

16. Name the trade organization founded by G.D. Birla and Purshottam Thakur in 1927:

(a) CII (b) PhdCC (c) Assoc ham (d) FICCI

17. Name the car brand of GM named after the founder of Detroit:

(a) Rolls Royce (b) Hamriza (c) Cadillac (d) None of the above

18. FiFi awards are given in_____industry:

(a) Film (b) Home Appliances (c) Automobiles (d) Perfumes

19. In which year the first insurance company ‘The Calcutta Insurance’ was established
in India?

(a) 1758 (b) 1798 (c) 1768 (d) 1788

20. Name the Indo-US joint venture life insurance company which launched its operation
in India in April 2001:

(a) ICICI Prudential (b) Bajaj Alliance (c) Max Life New York (d) All of the above

21. Through school quiz, Nestle company is promoting a brand known as:

(a) Bournvita (b) Maggie (c) Soyabisc (d) All of these

22. Which corporation now owns the brand Rolls Royce?

(a) GM (b) BMW (c) Daewoo(d) None of the above

23. ‘Transporting Goods, transforming lives’ is the adline of:

(a) Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (b) Stock Holding Corporation of India (c) State
Bank of India (d) Container Corporation of India

24. Which international company’s logo is made up of exactly 42 dots?

(a) Max (b) Sony (c) Videocon (d) Whirlpool

25. International Advertising film festival is organized annually at:

(a)Shanghai (b) Washington (c)Cannes(d) Paris

26. Name the official sponsor of French open tennis championship:

(a) Nike de Paris (b) Banque National de Paris (c) Adidas Paris (d) Richie inte d’ Paris

27. Which Indian city is known as the Manchester of South?

(a) Kochi (b) Coimbatore (c) Lonavala (d) Chennai

28. The Tatas take over charge of the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. after
acquiring______per cent stake in the telecom major for Rs 1439 crore:

(a) 46(b) 75(c) 25(d) 26

29. Which of the following State do not fall among the Cauvery Basin State?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra

30. The management control of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd will be given to which of the
following company?

(a) The Tatas (b) The Reliance Petroleum Ltd (c) The IOC (d) The Chatterjee Soros
Group

31. India’s first ethanol blended fuel project was launched in:

(a) Pune (b) Miraj (c) Nasik (d) Bareilly

32. Which country is the largest importer of Indian marine products?

(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) Russia (d) Japan

33. “Started a family, son attends University, loved ones falls ill, birth of a grand
daughter” is the baseline used by____company:

(a) Life Insurance Corporation (b) General Insurance Corporation (c) Allianz Bajaj Life
Insurance Corporation (d) Standard Chart Life Insurance Corporation

34. Name the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard University:

(a) Dr Indira Nath (b) Naina Lal Kidwai (c) Parmeshwar Godrej (d) Sarojini Naidu

35. Asia week, the Hong Kong-based weekly which closed down was owned by:

(a) AOL Time Warner (b) Indiatimes.com (c) Express Group(d) None of the above

36. In which advertisement do you find ’software that powers the Internet’:
(a) Wipro (b) Oracle (c) Infosys (d) Sun Microsystems

37. Name the biggest tenant of New York World Trade Centre at the time of the 2001,
September 11th attack:

(a) IMF (b) Morgan Stanley (c) IBRD (d) NASDAQ

38. Name the first country to ban the import, sale and manufacture of chewing gum:

(a) Hong Kong (b) Singapore (c) Netherlands(d) Thailand

39. Who among the following has founded the Heal the World foundation?

(a) Pt Ravi Shankar (b) Bhimsen Joshi (c) Madonna (d) Michael Jackson

40. Name the company which has the world’s largest retail outlet:

(a) Walmart (b) Harrods (c) Woolworth Corp (d) Louis Phillipe

41. Name the first country to have an electronic Parliament:

(a) Singapore (b) Thailand (c) Japan (d) Hong Kong

42. Name the first Indian singer to earn royalty for records:

(a) Asha Bhonsle (b) Lata Mangeshkar (c) R.D. Burman (d) Nadeem Shravan

43. In 1952 Morris Motors and Austin Motors merged and were renamed as:

(a) British Motor Corporation (b) General Motors (c) Austin Morris Motors (d) British
Morris Motors

44. Ashok Leyland is owned by_____group:

(a) Hinduja (b) Ambani (c) Godrej (d) Tata

45. Name India’s first Euro 11 complete car:

(a) Matiz (b) Santro (c) Ambassador (d) Indica

46. ‘The man of substance’ is the promotional logo of which suiting shirting?

(a) Raymond (b) Graviera (c) Van Huesan (d) Louise Phillipe

47. Mohan Bagan football tournament is promoted by:

(a) Shaw Wallace (b) Mohan Meakens (c) McDowell (d) Seamars

48. ‘Bite the Bullet’ is a book written by:

(a) Ajit Haksar (b) K.R. Narayanan (c) Mukesh Ambani (d) both (a) and (c)

49. ‘Give Earth a Chance’ is the caption launched for:

(a) World Population Day 2002 (b) World Environment Day 2002 (c) World
Environment Day 2001 (d) World Habitat Day 2002

50. ‘Ethics for the New Millennium’ is a book written by:

(a) Dalai Lama (b) Tiger Woods (c) Hillary Clinton (d) Andrew Miller

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b)

6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11.(d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b)
16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c)
26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (d)
31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a)
36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d)
46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (a)

1. Which of the following agencies plans to build a nationwide grid of supercomputers

called I-Grid?(a) Simputer computers (b) C-DAC (c) NIIT(d) Infosys

2. Name the satellites launched by NASA to investigate the earth’s gravity?

(a) Dennis (b) Garfield (c) Tom and Jerry (d) Peanuts

3. The South Asian Travel and Tourism Exchange Conference was held at which of the
following places?

(a) Chennai (b) Tokyo (c) Bangalore (d) Delhi

4. Name the newly launched entertainment robot of Sony:

(a) Alfa Roman (b) Multipla (c) Robio (d) Flatirm

5. Name the company planning to introduce Genetically Modified Mustard seeds in

India?

(a) Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Corporation (b) Proagro (c) Bt. Must (d) None of these
6. The biggest textile fair of Asia known as Hemi textile was held in:

(a) Japan (b) India (c) Sri Lanka (d) Indonesia

7. Name the first Internet company to figure in annual fortune 500:

(a) Satyam (b) Arzoo (c) AOL (d) Infi

8. Name the first American President who modelled for Van Huesan Shirts:

(a) Jimmy Carter (b) Ronald Reagan (c) George Bush (d) William J. Clinton

9. Name the first bank to launch a card especially for doctors in India:

(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Dena Bank (c) State Bank of India(d) IOB

10. “Smooth as Silk” is a punchline used by _____ airline:

(a) Singapore (b) Thai (c) Quantas (d) Cathay Pacific

11. Who has authored the book ‘Beyond the Last Blue Mountain’?

(a) Swaraj Paul (b) Ajit Haksar (c) Anil Ambani (d) JRD Tata

12. Who among the following has founded the organization ‘World Economic Forum’?

(a) Klaus Schwab (b) William J. Clinton (c) Amartya Sen and Mehboob Haq (d) All of
these

13. The new name of Jardine Matheson and Waffoong is:

(a) ANZ Grindley (b) Standard Chartered (c) Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation (d) Vyasa Bank

14. Which home appliance company has introduced the concept of hire and purchase?

(a) Singer Sewing Machine (b) Usha home appliances (c) Inalsa (d) Bajaj home
appliances

15. Name the Parle Brand that takes Britannia’s 50-50 biscuits:

(a) Monaco (b) Krack Jack (c) Parle-G (d) None of these

16. Name the trade organization founded by G.D. Birla and Purshottam Thakur in 1927:

(a) CII (b) PhdCC (c) Assoc ham (d) FICCI

17. Name the car brand of GM named after the founder of Detroit:

(a) Rolls Royce (b) Hamriza (c) Cadillac (d) None of the above

18. FiFi awards are given in_____industry:

(a) Film (b) Home Appliances (c) Automobiles (d) Perfumes

19. In which year the first insurance company ‘The Calcutta Insurance’ was established
in India?

(a) 1758 (b) 1798 (c) 1768 (d) 1788

20. Name the Indo-US joint venture life insurance company which launched its operation
in India in April 2001:

(a) ICICI Prudential (b) Bajaj Alliance (c) Max Life New York (d) All of the above

21. Through school quiz, Nestle company is promoting a brand known as:

(a) Bournvita (b) Maggie (c) Soyabisc (d) All of these

22. Which corporation now owns the brand Rolls Royce?

(a) GM (b) BMW (c) Daewoo(d) None of the above

23. ‘Transporting Goods, transforming lives’ is the adline of:

(a) Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (b) Stock Holding Corporation of India (c) State
Bank of India (d) Container Corporation of India

24. Which international company’s logo is made up of exactly 42 dots?

(a) Max (b) Sony (c) Videocon (d) Whirlpool

25. International Advertising film festival is organized annually at:

(a)Shanghai (b) Washington (c)Cannes(d) Paris

26. Name the official sponsor of French open tennis championship:

(a) Nike de Paris (b) Banque National de Paris (c) Adidas Paris (d) Richie inte d’ Paris

27. Which Indian city is known as the Manchester of South?

(a) Kochi (b) Coimbatore (c) Lonavala (d) Chennai

28. The Tatas take over charge of the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. after
acquiring______per cent stake in the telecom major for Rs 1439 crore:

(a) 46(b) 75(c) 25(d) 26

29. Which of the following State do not fall among the Cauvery Basin State?

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra

30. The management control of Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd will be given to which of the
following company?

(a) The Tatas (b) The Reliance Petroleum Ltd (c) The IOC (d) The Chatterjee Soros
Group

31. India’s first ethanol blended fuel project was launched in:

(a) Pune (b) Miraj (c) Nasik (d) Bareilly

32. Which country is the largest importer of Indian marine products?

(a) Thailand (b) Indonesia (c) Russia (d) Japan

33. “Started a family, son attends University, loved ones falls ill, birth of a grand
daughter” is the baseline used by____company:

(a) Life Insurance Corporation (b) General Insurance Corporation (c) Allianz Bajaj Life
Insurance Corporation (d) Standard Chart Life Insurance Corporation

34. Name the first Indian woman to graduate from Harvard University:

(a) Dr Indira Nath (b) Naina Lal Kidwai (c) Parmeshwar Godrej (d) Sarojini Naidu

35. Asia week, the Hong Kong-based weekly which closed down was owned by:

(a) AOL Time Warner (b) Indiatimes.com (c) Express Group(d) None of the above

36. In which advertisement do you find ’software that powers the Internet’:

(a) Wipro (b) Oracle (c) Infosys (d) Sun Microsystems

37. Name the biggest tenant of New York World Trade Centre at the time of the 2001,
September 11th attack:

(a) IMF (b) Morgan Stanley (c) IBRD (d) NASDAQ

38. Name the first country to ban the import, sale and manufacture of chewing gum:

(a) Hong Kong (b) Singapore (c) Netherlands(d) Thailand

39. Who among the following has founded the Heal the World foundation?

(a) Pt Ravi Shankar (b) Bhimsen Joshi (c) Madonna (d) Michael Jackson

40. Name the company which has the world’s largest retail outlet:

(a) Walmart (b) Harrods (c) Woolworth Corp (d) Louis Phillipe

41. Name the first country to have an electronic Parliament:

(a) Singapore (b) Thailand (c) Japan (d) Hong Kong

42. Name the first Indian singer to earn royalty for records:

(a) Asha Bhonsle (b) Lata Mangeshkar (c) R.D. Burman (d) Nadeem Shravan

43. In 1952 Morris Motors and Austin Motors merged and were renamed as:

(a) British Motor Corporation (b) General Motors (c) Austin Morris Motors (d) British
Morris Motors

44. Ashok Leyland is owned by_____group:

(a) Hinduja (b) Ambani (c) Godrej (d) Tata

45. Name India’s first Euro 11 complete car:

(a) Matiz (b) Santro (c) Ambassador (d) Indica

46. ‘The man of substance’ is the promotional logo of which suiting shirting?

(a) Raymond (b) Graviera (c) Van Huesan (d) Louise Phillipe

47. Mohan Bagan football tournament is promoted by:

(a) Shaw Wallace (b) Mohan Meakens (c) McDowell (d) Seamars

48. ‘Bite the Bullet’ is a book written by:

(a) Ajit Haksar (b) K.R. Narayanan (c) Mukesh Ambani (d) both (a) and (c)

49. ‘Give Earth a Chance’ is the caption launched for:

(a) World Population Day 2002 (b) World Environment Day 2002 (c) World
Environment Day 2001 (d) World Habitat Day 2002

50. ‘Ethics for the New Millennium’ is a book written by:

(a) Dalai Lama (b) Tiger Woods (c) Hillary Clinton (d) Andrew Miller

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b)

6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11.(d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b)
16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (a) 23. (a) 24. (b) 25. (c)
26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c) 29. (d) 30. (d)
31. (b) 32. (d) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a)
36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)
41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (a) 45. (d)
46. (b) 47. (c) 48. (a) 49. (b) 50. (a)