1.

United Nations Climate Change Conference 2010 is ofcially referred to as the session
of the
Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
a. 18th
b. 17th
c. 16th
d. 15th
2. Neutrino Observatory (INO) project is located near which of the following hills?
a. Anamalai Hills
b. Nilgiri Hills
c. Khasi Hills
d. Patkai Hills
3. Where was rst the AsiaEurope Meeting (ASEM) summit held?
a. Thailand
b. Malaysia
c. India
d. Pakistan
4. Who has been awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine 2010?
a. Richard Heck
b. Ei-ichi Negishi
c. Akira Suzuki
d. Robert Edwards
5. Ajay Jayaram is a well known player.
a. Badminton
b. Golf
c. Tennis
d. Hockey
6. Toxic red sludge, a waste product from making which metal, burst out of a Hungarian
factorys reservoir reached Danube River of Europe?
a. Copper
b. Aluminum
c. Lithium
d. Rubidium
7. Who authored Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter?
a. Ruskin Bond
b. Mario Vargas
c. Jonathan
d. None of these
8. Suresh Tendulkar is associated with

a. Prime Ministers Relief Fund

b. Telecom Regulatory Au- thority of India
c. UN
d. None of these
9. Omkar Singh and Anisa Sayyed are associated with which of the following games?
a. Hockey
b. Basketball
c. Shooting
d. Cricket
10. With which company would you associate Partha S. Bhattacharyya?
a. Coal India Limited
b. NTPC
c. IOC
d. Bharat Electronics Limited
11. Robert Edwards shares an association with?
a. Physics
b. Chemistry
c. Biology
d. Mathematics
12. The total number of medals that India has won in Common Wealth Games 2010 is
a. 101
b. 102
c. 103
d. 105
13. Which of the following is a Tennis Player?
a. Dan Carter
b. Greg Jones
c. Johnny Weissmuller
d. None of these
14. H. R. Bhardwaj is the governor of
a. Karnataka
b. Kerala
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Andra Pradesh
15. Who has been awarded the Nobel Economics Prize2010?
a. Peter Granger
b. Jilly Cooper
c. Dale Mortensen
d. None of these

16. Jaitapur nuclear power plant is in which city?

a. Ratnagiri
b. Nagpur
c. Pune
d. Mumbai
17. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agged off the construction of which space
centre?
a. Vostochny Space Center
b. Vladimir Space Center
c. Hioto Space Center
d. None of these
18. Who is the State Chief Information Commissioner of Chennai?
a. Hiren Singh
b. R. K. Narayan
c. Vinod Joshi
d. K. S. Sripathi
19. Who is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India?
a. Norman Ernest Borlaug
b. M. S. Swaminathan
c. J. S. Thomson
d. None of these
20. Burning Bright: Irom Sharmila and the Struggle for Peace in Manipur has been written
by
a. Arundhati Ray
b. Deepti Priya Mehrotra
c. Shivani Jain
d. None of these
21. South Korean Pohang-class cor-vette sank because of which of the following
torpedoes?
a. Wang Geon
b. Ulchi Mundok
c. Cheonan
d. None of these
22. Naoto Kan, the Prime Minister of Japan was preceded by
a. Yukio Hatoyama
b. Yon Ki
c. Chiang Zell
d. Yukoto Ziang

23. Srikumar Banerjee is associated with which of the following?

a. Atomic Energy Commission
b. Bhaba Atomic Research Centre
c. Defence Research And Development Organisation
d. None of these
24. Who built the Brihadishwara Temple?
a. Rajaraja
b. Vengi
c. Rajendra Chola
d. None of these
25. Sutlej River originates from?
a. India
b. China
c. Pakistan
d. None of these
26. Pallavan Double Plus and Pallavan Muthusaram RD are deposit schemes that belong to

a. Indian Bank
b. Bank of Baroda
c. State Bank of India
d. Allahabad Bank
27. Indian Constituent Assembly adopted the design of Indian National ag on?
a. August 23, 1947
b. September 13, 1947
c. August 15, 1947
d. July 22, 1947
28. The Indian National Anthem was sung for the rst time in
a. 1910
b. 1911
c. 1947
d. 1945
29. National fruit of India is?
a. Apple
b. Sugarcane
c. Orange
d. Mango
30. When was the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution adopted?
a. 1970
b. 1972

c. 1974
d. 1976
31. Who elects the Vice President of India?
a. Members of Parliament
b. Members of Lok Sabha
c. Only b
d. Both a and b
32. Department of Agricultural Research and Education comes under the Ministry of
a. Commerce and Industry
b. Agriculture
c. Commerce and Industry
d. Food Processing Industries
33. An insurance plan, JiyoFit, has been launched by
a. HDFC standard life
b. Bharti AXA
c. LIC
d. Bajaj Allianz
34. Where is the National Institute of Smart Government located?
a. Hyderabad
b. Mumbai
c. Pune
d. Chennai
35. Defender Z+ is a
a. Locker
b. Fighter plane
c. Car
d. Motorbike
36. Asias 1st EPZ was set up at
a. Kandla
b. Delhi
c. Falta
d. Noida
37. In which year was the Integrated Defence Staff formed?
a. 1959
b. 1961
c. 1981
d. 2001
38. How many Integrated Test Ranges does DRDO have?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
39. The Integrated Education for Disabled Children scheme was launched in
a. 1954
b. 1965
c. 1974
d. 1991
40. When was the Rural Electri -cation Corporation Limited incorporated as a Company
under Companies Act, 1956?
a. 1969
b. 1971
c. 1989
d. 1991
41. Fort William is located in
a. Chennai
b. Goa
c. Kolkata
d. Mysore
42. The Indian Tennis player who turned to Hollywood lmmaking is
a. Leander Paes
b. N. Night Shyamlan
c. Vijay Amritraj
d. Ashok Amritraj
43. Tritum is an isotope of
a. Nitrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Hydrogen
d. Phosphorous
44. In which country would you buy things using Lira?
a. Germany
b. Italy
c. USA
d. Myanmar
45. What does the acronym cc in an email mean?
a. Character conversion
b. Column code
c. Carbon Copy

d. Computer control
46. Love is associated with which of the following games?
a. Tennis
b. Horse riding
c. Lawn ball
d. Billiards
47. Which country will host the Commonwealth Games 2014?
a. Australia
b. Srilanka
c. Scotland
d. Canada
48. The Vrindavan Gardens are located in
a. Mathura
b. Manali
c. Mysore
d. Mohali
49. For measuring the diameter of a thin wire, you would use
a. Screw driver
b. Screw gauge
c. Screw metre
d. Measuring tape
50. El sueno del celta has been written by
a. Pablo Neruda
b. Shakespeare
c. Mario Llosa
d. None of these
ANSWERS
1. c. 16th
2. b. Nilgiri Hills
3. a. Thailand
4. d. Robert Edwards
5. a. Badminton
6. b. Aluminum
7. b. Mario Vargas
8. a. Prime Ministers Relief Fund
9. c. Shooting
10. a. Coal India Limited
11. c. Biology
12. a. 101
13. b. Greg Jones
14. a. Karnataka

15. d. None of these

16. a. Ratnagiri
17. a. Vostochny Space Center
18. d. K.S. Sripathi
19. a. Norman Ernest Borlaug
20. b. Deepti Priya Mehrotra
21. c. Cheonan
22. a. Yukio Hatoyama
23. b. Bhaba Atomic Research Centre
24. a. Rajaraja
25. b. China
26. a. India Bank
27. d. 22nd July 1947
28. b. 1911
29. d. Mango
30. d. 1976
31. d. Both a and b
32. b. Agriculture
33. d. Bajaj Allianz
34. a. Hyderabad
35. a. Locker
36. a. Kandla
37. d. 2001
38. b. 2
39. c. 1974
40. a. 1969
41. c. Kolkata
42. c. Vijay Amritraj
43. c. Hydrogen
44. b. Italy
45. c. Carbon copy
46. a. Tennis
47. c. Scotland
48. c. Mysore
49. b. Screw guage
50. c. Mario Llosa

1. Which Indian pharmaceutical company entered into a joint-venture with the US' Merck & Co
on 11 April 2011 to develop and manufacture innovative, branded generic medicines for the
emerging markets?
a. Dr. Reddy's
b. Sun Pharmaceutical
c. Ranbaxy Laboratories
d. Herbal India Phytochem
Answer: (b)
2. Which company on 11 April 2011 entered the water purification business and also launched
the world's first wonder door refrigerator that saves energy?
a. LG Electronics
b. Videocon
c. Phillips
d. Samsung
Answer: (a)
3. Which of the following banks launched 24 hour operating e-banking lounge in Chennai on 11
April 2011 along with other facilities like maestro enabled debit card for senior citizens and
inter-bank mobile payment services?
a. Punjab National Bank
b. Indian Bank
c. Indian Overseas Bank
d. Corporation Bank
Answer: (b)
4. Which two consumer-goods giants were slapped with fines totaling 315.2 million ($456.3
million) by the European Commission for operating a laundry-detergent cartel that stemmed
from an industry-wide environmental initiative?
1. Procter & Gamble Co.
2. Unilever PLC
3. The Coca-Cola Company
4. Pepsico, Inc
a. 3 & 4
b. 2 & 3
c. 1 & 3
d. 1 & 2
Answer: (d)
5. Company List Indians appointed as CEO
1. Reckitt Benckiser A. Vikram Pandit
2. MasterCard Worldwide B. Indira Nooyi
3. Citigroup C. Rakesh Kapoor
4. PespsiCo D. Ajay Banga
ABCD
a. 3 4 1 2
b. 2 1 3 4

c. 1 4 2 3
d. 3 1 4 2
Answer: (a)
6. The country's second-largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto announced in April 2011 its tie-up
with which bank to offer inventory finance to its dealers?
a. State Bank of India
b. ICICI
c. Corporation Bank
d. Bank of India
Answer: (a)
7. Which of the following world champions won the Malaysian Grand Prix with a dominant
drive on 10 April 2011?
a. Sebastien Vettel
b. Mark Webber
c. Jenson Button
d. Alonso
Answer: (a)
8. Which Indian golfer won the Panasonic Open 2011 held at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi
on 9 April 2011?
a. Anirban Lahiri
b. Manav Jaini
c. Ali Sher
d. Mardan Mamat
Answer: (a)
9. Which telecom service provider paid more than 85 crore to renew its sponsorship contract and
signed the most expensive sponsorship deal in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with Chennai
Super Kings for IPL season 4?
a. Vodafone
b. Uninor
c. Airtel
d. Aircel
Answer: (d)
10. Which of the following golfer won the 75th U.S. Masters on 10 April 2011?
a. Jason Day
b. Adam Scott
c. Charl Schwartzel
d. Luke Donald
Answer: (c)
11. International Association for Athletics Federation (IAAF) on 12 April 2011 became the first
international sports federation to approve new rules on the eligibility of female athletes who
suffers from overproduction of male sex hormones. What is the condition caused by

overproduction of male sex hormones called?

a. Cushing's syndrome
b. Idiopathic hirsutism
c. Andropause
d. Hyperandrogenism
Answer: (d)
12. Wisden, regarded as the Bible of cricket on 13 April 2011 named Sachin Tendulkar as
Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2010. Which other Indian cricketer in the
past has been honoured with Wisden's Leading Cricketer in the World for the year?
a. Sunil Gavaskar
b. Virender Sehwag
c. Kapil Dev
d. Srikanth
Answer: (b)
13. Read the following
1. This retail stalwart was a well known name in the Indian retail industry died on 10 April 2011.
2. He was one of the founders of Indian corporate retail and was part of the start-up team of
FoodWorld Supermarkets, which had heralded organised retail into India in the mid-nineties.
3. At the time of his death the CEO of Future Value Retail and executive board member of Future
group.
4. He had started his career with the RPG group in Dunlop in 1980.
Identify the person with the help of the above mentioned cue
a. Raghu Pillai
b. Ghanshyam Das
c. Venugopal Dhoot
d. Mukesh Wadhumal Jagtiani
Answer: (a)
14. Who among of the following was appointed the Chairman, Board of Governors of Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in April 2011?
a. Shiv Nadar
b. B. Muthuraman
c. L.M. Thapar
d. Russi Mody
Answer: (a)
15. The first all-India president of the Students Federation of India (SFI) and editor of the
Chintha Publishers of the CPI(M) in Kerala breathed his last on 9 April 2011. Name the person
being referred to.
a. ONV Kurup
b. C. Bhaskaran
c. A A Rahim
d. K V Sumesh
Answer: (b)

16. Which of the following members of National Commission for Women was made acting
chairperson on the completion of tenure of Dr. Girija Vyas?
a. Yasmeen Abrar
b. Nirmala Venkatesh
c. Zohra Chatterji
d. Dr. Indira Mishra
Answer: (a)
17. Name the social activist who was on 7 April 2011 announced the winner of the 2011
Rabindranath Tagore Peace Prize by the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM).
a. Anna Hazare
b. Medha Patkar
c. Prakash Pohare
d. Mirai Chatterjee
Answer: (a)
18. Who was the first man from Russia who on 12 April 1961 made his journey to space in the
Vostok rocket marking the greatest victory of Soviet science?
a. Alexey Leonov
b. Vladimir Chelomei
c. Vladimir Komarov
d. Yuri Gagarin
Answer: (d)
19. Aviation safety regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) decided to serve
show-cause notices to four private domestic carriers on 13 April 2011 for violating norms at the
Dabolim airport in Goa. Which of the following carrier was not served the notice?
a. GoAir
b. Kingfisher
c. Jet Airways
d. JetLite
e. Air Sahara
Answer: (e)
20. Sixty Six Indian nationals, including 11 women and 12 children were safely evacuated from
Abidjan to Accra on Aircraft? What is the name of the Aircraft?
a) Boing 737
b) Boing 773
c) Boing 337
d) Boing 777
Answer: (a) Boing 737
21. Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected the President of Djibouti according to the election
results declared on 9 April 2011. Who was the first president of Djibouti?
a) Hassan Gouled Aptidon
b) Mohamed Warsama Ragueh
c) Muammar Gaddafi

d) Hosni Mubarak
Answer: (a) Hasan Goulded Aptidon
22. Japan's nuclear crisis worsened on 12 April 2011 with the severity level at the damaged
Fukushima Daiichi plant increasing to a maximum seven level bringing it at par with the 1986
Chernobyl catastrophe in Russia. Chernobyl catastrophe happened in__.
a) Russia
b) China
c) USA
d) Canada
Answer: (a) Russia
23. Ismail Omar Guelleh was re-elected the President of Djibouti according to the election
results declared on 9 April 2011. Djibouti is located in which one of the following Continents?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) North America
Answer: (a): Africa
24. India, on 11 April 2011, offered expertise and latest technology in sugar industry to
Ethiopia____.
a) Ethiopia
b) Japan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Nigeria
Answer: (a) Ethiopia
25. Scientists have identified five genes which raise the risk of Alzheimer's disease. Consider the
following statements regarding Alzheimer's disease.
i) Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of Dementia.
ii) Problems that happen due to the Alzheimer's are personality-disorder, decision making,
abstract thinking and loss of initiative.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) Only i
b) Only ii
c) Both i and ii
d) Neither i nor ii
Answer: (c) Both i and ii
26. At the European Geosciences Union meeting in Vienna, the scientists calculated that the
Earth sees about __ thunderstorms every hour.
a) 670
b) 580
c) 760
d) 960
Answer: (c) 760

27. A giant predatory theropod dinosaur, similar in stature and size to Tyrannosaurus rex, has
been identified by palaeontologists. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
i) The new dinosaur, named Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, probably stood four metres tall, was 11
metres long and weighed around six tonnes.
ii) Like T. rex, it was a carnivore with huge powerful jaws.
iii) It ran on back legs, with small front limbs.
a) Only i and ii
b) Only i and iii
c) Only ii and iii
d) All i, ii and iii are correct
Answer: (d) All i,ii and iii are correct
28. A team from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, discovered that a green alga invades
tiny developing salamander embryos. What is this phenomenon called?
a) Symbiosis
b) Photosynthesis
c) Ecdysis
d) Aestivation
Answer: (a) Symbiosis
29. Scientists recently developed a computer that could be controlled by the power of thought. It
would help people unable to speak or move. What is the name of the technology which they used
to develop this kind of computer?
a) electrocortiography
b) symbian C++
c) java
d) flash lite
Answer: (a) electrocartiography
30. Who won the National Jute Board-Kolkata international squash at Calcutta Racket Club on 3
April 2011 after defeating Omar Mosaad?
a. Karim Darwish
b. Khawaja Adil Maqbool
c. Ritwik Bhattacharya
d. Peter Nicol
Answer: (a)
31. Read the following statements:
1. He won the ATP Miami Masters crown by defeating Nadal and thus remained unbeaten in
2011.
2. He captured all four titles- the Australian Open, Dubai, elite Masters titles at Indian Wells and
Miami in 2011.
3. He had won his first Miami Masters title in 2007.
4. He joined Roger Federer, Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras as the only players to win the
Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami in the same year.
Identify the tennis player being referred to.
a. Novak Djokovic

b. Roger Federer
c. Andy Murray
d. Rafael Nadal
Answer: (a)
32. Which of the following companies announced their alliance with Chennai Super Kings as the
official team partner for the upcoming IPL Season 4?
a. ONGC
b. Indian Oil Corporation
c. Hindusthan Petroleum
d. Gulf Oil Corporation
Answer: (d)
33. Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was offered and accepted the honour of being
chosen to get an honorary commission in which of the following?
a. Indian Navy
b. Territorial Army
c. Indian Air Force
d. Indian Para-military Force
Answer: (b)
34. Which of the following real estate firms on 5 April 2011 announced a gift in the shape of
villas worth Rs. 9 crore to skipper M.S. Dhoni and his teammates following their victory in the
World Cup 2011?
a. DLF
b. Amrapali
c. Unitech
d. Tata Construction & Projects Ltd
Answer: (b)
35. Which of the following Indian cricket is the most heavily insured player for the forthcoming
Indian Premier League (IPL) 4 T-20 tournament which begins on 8 April 2011?
a. Sachin Tendulkar
b. Yuvraj Singh
c. M S Dhoni
d. Virender Sehwag
Answer: (c)
36. Union Sports Ministry on 6 April 2011 formed a committee to fine-tune the draft National
Sports Development Bill. Who is heading the committee?
a. Justice Mukul Mudgal
b. Justice Tej Pratap Singh Mann
c. Justice Gurdev Singh
d. Justice Jaswant Singh Phogat
Answer: (a)
37. Which of the following steel plants in India achieved record production of 5.71 million
tonnes (mt) of hot metal (a 6.3 per cent growth over 2009-10), 5.33 mt of crude steel (4.3 per

cent) and 4.57 mt of saleable steel (4.3 per cent)?

a. Bhillai Steel Plant
b. Rourkela Steel Plant
c. Bokaro Steel Plant
d. Salem Steel Plant
Answer: (a)
38. The Department of Information Technology (DIT) on 5 April 2011 published a draft policy
on which of the following to enable the government departments to provide services, including
payment of utility bills and filing of tax with the use of a medium?
a. Mobile governance
b. E-governance
c. Service Delivery Gateway
d. Applications Inter-operability
Answer: (a)
39. Engineering and construction major L&T announced that it has achieved financial closure for
which of the following with the help of 10-bank consortium led by SBI pitching in with Rs
11478 crore debt?
a. Kolkata Metro Rail Project
b. Pune Metro Project
c. Delhi Metro project
d. Hyderabad Metro Rail project
Answer: (d)
40. At the National Conference on Kharif Strategies, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on 6
April 2011 mentioned that India has achieved an all-time high production of foodgrains. What
was the estimation regarding foodgain production in 2010-11?
a. 235.88 million tonnes
b. 215 million tonnes
c. 261.34 million tonnes
d. 222.66 million tonnes
Answer: (a)
41. This agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect
the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet. Identify the agency.
a. SEBI
b. IRDA
c. TRAI
d. DoT
Answer: (b)
42. Buyer's Credit was launched by the Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, on 6
April 2011 to boost project exports from India. Under which of the following was Buyer's Credit
launched?
a. National Export Insurance Account
b. Export-Import Bank of India

c. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India

d. Reserve Bank of India
Answer: (a)
43. Record food grain production helped to reduce to food inflation to a four month low for the
week ending 26 March 2011. What was the inflation percentage for the week?
a. 9.18%
b. 9.25%
c. 9.21%
d. 9.36%
Answer: (a)
44. Solvay, the Belgian soda ash maker which sold a drugs unit a year ago, agreed to buy which
of the following French companies to add specialty chemicals spanning ingredients for
moisturisers and car-part polymers?
a. Rhodia
b. Danisco
c. Cognis
d. Le Zbre
Answer: (a)
45. Vivendi agreed to buy Vodafone Group's 44% stake in which of the French mobile-phone
operator's for euro 7.95 billion ($11.3 billion) to win full control of its largest unit and secure
more stable earnings?
a. T-Mobile
b. Orange
c. Virgin Mobile
d. SFR
Answer: (d)
46. Which of the following companies in April 2011 filed a petition in the Supreme Court to
block penal action initiated by the Income Tax authorities on its contested $2.5-billion tax bill?
a. Vodafone International
b. Bharti Airtel
c. Uninor
d. Tata Teleservices
Answer: (a)
47. The Indian Government in April 2011 issued a notice to which of the following companies to
terminate licences for Kerala, West Bengal and Assam for delay in roll- out of services in these
three circles?
a. Sistema Shyam Teleservices
b. Tata Teleservices
c. Reliance
d. BSNL
Answer: (a)

48. Which of the following companies bought the Pringles brand from Procter & Gamble Co for
$1.5 billion?
a. Diamond Foods Inc
b. PepsiCo's Frito-Lay
c. Emerald Nuts
d. Kettle Potato Chips
Answer: (a)
49. Which Italian luxury sports car makers on 6 April 2011 announced its entry into the Indian
market where it will sell its high-performance cars priced between Rs.1.20 crore and Rs.1.43
crore?
a. Maserati
b. Bentley
c. Aston Martin
d. Maybach
Answer: (c)
50. Which of the following companies announced on 6 April 2011 that it won contract to provide
broadband internet connectivity to Indian Railways through state-run RailTel Corp of India Ltd?
a. DEL
b. IBM
c. Infosys
d. HCL Infosystems
Answer: (d)
51. Which super luxury carmaker on 7 April 2011 unveiled Continental GT sedan in India?
a. Ferrati
b. Bentley
c. Maybach
d. Maserati
Answer: (b)
52. Which of the following Indian states celebrated its 75th State Foundation Day at Sri Sathya
Sai International Centre on Lodhi Road on 1 April 2011?
a. Rajasthan
b. Manipur
c. Odisha
d. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (c)
53. Om Puri decided to turn director with a film adaptation of the much loved Punjabi novel Eho
Hamara Jeevna. Name the author who won a Sahitya Akademy Award in 1972 for this novel.
a. Dalip Kaur Tiwana
b. Kulwant Singh Virk
c. Paramjit Kaur Sirhind
d. Surjit Paatar
Answer: (a)

54. At the 13th London Asian Film Festival, the movie I AM bagged the Best Film award on 27
March 2011. Juhi Chawla received the Best Actress award for her performance in the movie.
Who is the director of the movie?
a. Onir
b. Dibakar Banerjee
c. Vikramaditya Motwane
d. Subhash Kapoor
Answer: (a)
55. Read the following statement/statements is/are not true
1. The Union Health and Family Planning Ministry has finalised the National Health Research
Policy in April 2011.
2. The policy aims to overcome the weaknesses of the publicly funded health structures that
restricted research in priority health areas.
3. The policy proposed to ensure at least 5.6 per cent of the national health funding is utilised for
research.
4. The Policy envisaged creation of an overarching National Health Research Management
Forum having representation from all stakeholders and will function from the Department of
Health Research.
a. 1 & 4
b. Only 3
c. Only 2
d. 3 & 4
Answer: (b)
56. The Rajasthan Government signed a memorandum of understanding with which of the
following public sector companies for construction of 26 road over-bridges (ROBs) at an
estimated cost of Rs.892 crore?
a. Ircon International
b. PNC Infratech Limited
c. Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited
d. HCC Infrastructure
Answer: (a)
57. The 9th SAARC Conference in Police Matters was held on 5 & 6 April 2011 in which of the
following cities of the world?
a. Colombo
b. New Delhi
c. Dhaka
d. Thimpu
Answer: (a)
58. Which news paper's coverage of the secret U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks has
won it recognition as Britain's Newspaper of the Year at the prestigious 2011 Press Awards given
on 5 April 2011?
a. The Observer
b. The Guardian

c. The Daily Telegraph

d. The Independent
Answer: (b)
59. Personalities Field of Work
1. Sujatha A. Instrument (veena player)
2. Dennis A. La Fontaine B. Journalist
3. Ajit Bhattacharjea C. Former Chief of Air Staff
4. Kalpakam Swaminathan D. South Indian Actress
ABCD
a. 4 3 2 1
b. 3 1 4 2
c. 2 3 1 4
d. 4 1 3 2
Answer: (a)
60. The Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Mohammed along with his cabinet resigned on
29 March 2011 because of corruption charges against him. What is the capital of Kuwait?
a) Tehran
b) Kabul
c) Sana'a
d) Kuwait City
Answer: (d) Kuwait City
61. Honduras Dropped Arrest Warrants for its Former President Manuel Zelaya. Where is
Honduras located?
a) Europe
b) North America
c) Central America
d) Asia
Answer: (c) Central America
62. NATO decided to take over all the International operations in Libya. What is the full form of
NATO?
a) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
b) North Asia Treaty Organisation
c) North Atlantic Trade Organisation
d) North Africa Treaty Organisation
Answer: (a) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
63. Civil War Broke-out in Ivory Coast Demanding Laurent Gbagbo's Resignation as its ruler.
Ivory Coast is in__.
a) West Africa
b) East Africa
c) North Africa
d) West Asia
Answer: (a) West Africa

64. Noted Social worker Anna Hazare on 5 April 2011 started his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar
in New Delhi to protest against the reported delay in bringing in which of the following bills to
effectively deal with corruption?
a. Lokpal Bill
b. The Competition (Amendment) Bill
c. The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Bill
d. The Appropriation (No.3 ) Bill
Answer: (a)
65. Which of the following Bollywood Actress won the Best Actress trophy at the 13th London
Asian Film Festival for her performance in Onir's I AM?
a. Nandita Das
b. Juhi Chawla
c. Tabu
d. Konkona Sen Sharma
Answer: (b)
66. Which of the following Indian cricket players took the highest number of wickets in the
recently concluded ICC World Cup 2011 along with Pakistan's Shahid Afridi?
a. Yuvraj Singh
b. Zaheer Khan
c. Munaf Patel
d. Harbhajan Singh
Answer: (b)
67. Praveen Kumar Tripathi took over as the Chief Secretary of which of the following
governments on 4 April 2011?
a. Delhi Government
b. Haryana Government
c. Uttar Pradesh Government
d. Uttarakhand Government
Answer: (a)
68. The Union Government gifted a Kendriya Vidyalaya to a nondescript village Indrapura to
which of the following Indian states?
a. Bihar
b. Odisha
c. Rajasthan
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (c)
69. The Supreme Court on 5 April 2011 passed an order to lift iron export ban imposed by which
of the following Indian states on 26 July 2010 and also ordered it to implement the new rules for
regulating iron ore mining and transportation?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Karnataka

d. Odisha
Answer: (c)
70. Under the Godfrey Phillips Zonal Bravery Awards given away by the former ruler of
Jodhpur, Gaj Singh in Jaipur on 5 April 2011, which of the following NGOs was honoured with
the Amodhini Award of Rs.1 lakh?
a. Udyogini
b. Charities Aid Foundation
c. CRY
d. Akhil Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram
Answer: (a)
71. Which Indian hockey player was in April 2011 named captain of the Indian Hockey team the
upcoming Sultan Azlan Shah Cup scheduled to be played in Malaysia from 5-15 May 2011?
a. Arjun Halappa
b. Rajpal Singh
c. Bharat Kumar Chetri
d. Mohd. Amir Khan
Answer: (a)
72. Gangaur, a festival which marks the union of Lord Shiva and his consort, Goddess Parvati is
celebrated for 18 days from the day after Holi in which of the following Indian states?
a. Rajasthan
b. Karnataka
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Uttaranchal
Answer: (a)
73. Which agency issued guidelines on distance marketing of products on 6 April 2011 to protect
the interest of people who buy policies over phone or Internet?
a. SEBI
b. IRDA
c. TRAI
d. DoT
Answer: (b)
74. Which one of the following Indian states recently released a Braille version of the RTI (Right
to Information) Act and its rules for the benefit of visually challenged?
a) Gujarat
b) Bihar
c) Haryana
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer (a): Gujarat
75. The Gujarat Government banned controversial book, entitled Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi
and his struggle with India. Who is the author of the book?
a) Joseph Lelyveld

b) Joseph Ponting
c) Hugh Grant
d) Vikram Seth
Answer: (a) Joseph Lelyveld
76. Which one of the following states imposed a blanket ban on plastic bags?
a) Delhi
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d)Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a) Delhi
77. India won the cricket world cup 2011 by defeating Sri Lanka in final at Wankhede Stadium in
Mumbai. Which one of the following pairs is not correct?
Cricket World Cup edition Winner
a) 2007 cricket world cup: Australia
b) 2003 cricket World Cup: India
c) 1983 cricket world cup: India
d) 1992 cricket world cup: Pakistan
Answer: (b) Australia had won the 2003 cricket world cup.
78. Ace Indian badminton player Saina Nehwal regained the number three ranking in the latest
world ranking released by the Badminton World Federation (BFW) in March 2011. Which
badminton player topped the BFW world ranking?
a. Shixian Wang
b. Yihan Wang
c. Jwala Gutta
d. Ashwini Ponnappa
Answer: (a)
79. Which of the following Formula One drivers won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix
on 27 March 2011 by outpacing McLaren's Lewis Hamilton?
a. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
b. Vitaly Petrov (Renault)
c. Jenson Button (McLaren)
d. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Answer: (a)
80. Jharkhand's Gurmeet Singhwon the gold medal having lifted a total of 305kg (140,165) at the
63rd men's senior National weightlifting championships which concluded at the Sree Kanteerava
Stadium on 27 March 2011. Which one of the following teams won the title at the senior
National weightlifting championships?
a. Manipur
b. Services Sports Control Board
c. Railways
d. Meghalaya
Answer: (b)

81. India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in the semi finals of the ICC World Cup 2011 played at
Mohali. Who was declared man of the match of the high powered game?
a. Saeed Ajmal
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Munaf Patel
d. Wahab Riaz
Answer: (b)
82. Which of the following chess players upstaged top seed Ram Prakash to win the Rs. 10 lakh
CAI National A chess championship on 30 March 2011?
a. Ravi Kumar
b. Pawan Batham
c. Devendra Bajpai
d. Ram Prakash
Answer: (a)
83. Which of the following Australian cricketers was appointed Australia's Test and one-day
captain on 30 March 2011?
a. Cameron White
b. Shane Watson
c. Michael Clarke
d. Bret Lee
Answer: (c)
84. Read the following statements regarding FSLRC
1. Indian government on 24 March 2011 constituted 11member Financial Sector Legislative
Reforms Commission (FSLRC).
2. The 11-member commission will be headed by former PFRDA Chairman D Swarup.
3. The commission will examine the architecture of the legislative and regulatory system
governing the financial sector in India.
4. It will study the interplay of exchange controls under SEBI and IRDA Policy with other
regulatory regimes within the financial sector.
Which of the above mentioned statements are not true?
a. Only 4
b. 2 & 4
c. 3 & 4
d. Only 3
Answer: (b)
85. The Indian government in end March 2011 announced its decision to create Rs 2,500-crore
corpus for technology modernisation of which of the following by 2012?
a. Handloom sector
b. Micro, small and medium units
c. Horticulture sector
d. Dairy
Answer: (b)

86. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC Ltd) and Indian Ministry of Power signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the year 2011-12 on 27 March in New Delhi. What
is the current total installed capacity of NTPC?
a. 33694 MW
b. 31684 MW
c. 35321 MW
d. 46099 MW
Answer: (a)
87. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs cleared two major foreign direct investment
(FDI) proposals including that of Hero Investments Pvt. Ltd. (HIPL), a part of the Hero Group,
and Reckitt Benckiser's plan. What is the total worth of the FDI proposals cleared by the
government?
a. Rs 7800 crore
b. Rs 7850 crore
c. Rs 8100 crore
d. Rs 8800 crore
Answer: (a)
88. Commodity exchange regulator Forward Markets Commission (FMC) in March end 2011
finally agreed to give six more months to which of the following bourses to resurrect its equity
structure?
a. MCX
b. NCDEX
c. NMCE
d. NSE
Answer: (c)
89. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) India Ltd commissioned the first unit of its
400-Mw Koteshwar hydel project in March 2011.Koteshwar Hydro-Electric Project is located 22
Km downstream of Tehri Dam on which of the following rivers?
a. Bhagirathi
b. Alaknanda River
c. Mandakini River
d. Dhauliganga River
Answer: (a)
90. According to the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) data by what percentage did
engineering export grow in month of February 2011?
a. 72.3%
b. 75%
c. 75.7%
d. 77.4%
Answer: (b)
91. Which of the following telecom tower makers launched a service centre in partnership with
the government to provide educational, financial, healthcare, egovernance, telecom and other

services to the rural population?

a. Viom Networks
b. Neulite Products Pvt. Ltd
c. ICC (pvt) Limited
d. Raffin Sinar Sdn. Bhd
Answer: (a)
92. Thrissur-based Kalyan Jewellers in March 2011 roped in which of the following former Miss
India and current Bollywood actress as its brand ambassador to endorse bridal jewellery
Sangalp?
a. Diya Mirza
b. Celina Jetly
c. Sushmita Sen
d. Lara Dutta
Answer: (c)
93. Which of the following companies on 29 March 2011 signed an agreement to acquire Royal
Dutch Shell's Stanlow refinery in NorthWest England for $350 million?
a. Essar Energy
b. Clenergen Corporation
c. Canadian Natural Resources Limited
d. Reliance Industries
Answer: (a)
94. Which one of the following companies became the first major online retailer to offer cloudbased media storage and streaming to unlimited web or Android devices with a free basic plan?
a. Amazon
b. Roamans
c. LL BeAN
d. vita Coast
Answer: (a)
95. State-owned carrier Air India announced on 29 March 2011 that it completed the first
milestone of its modernisation process with the migration of Air India and Indian Airlines to
SITA's Horizon Passenger Service System (PSS). When did Air India sign contract with SITA for
the same?
a. January 2011
b. March 2010
c. October 2009
d. April 2010
Answer: (d)
96. NYSE listed US-based International Paper decided to buy up to 75% stake in which of the
following for up to $423 million, in the first significant domestic acquisition by a foreign paper
company?
a. Abhinav Publications
b. Vinod Paper House

c. Ananda Paper House

d. AP Paper Mills
Answer: (d)
97. Sistema Shyam Teleservices issued over 54.73-crore equity shares to which of the following
governments at 17.14 per cent stake against $600 million received in December 2010 on 30
March 2011?
a. Italian government
b. US government
c. Russian government
d. Philippines government
Answer: (c)
98. Which of the following telecom tower makers launched a service centre in partnership with
the government to provide educational, financial, healthcare, egovernance, telecom and other
services to the rural population?
a. Viom Networks
b. Neulite Products Pvt. Ltd
c. ICC (pvt) Limited
d. Raffin Sinar Sdn. Bhd
Answer: (a)
99. Thrissur-based Kalyan Jewellers in March 2011 roped in which of the following former Miss
India and current Bollywood actress as its brand ambassador to endorse bridal jewellery
Sangalp?
a. Diya Mirza
b. Celina Jetly
c. Sushmita Sen
d. Lara Dutta
Answer: (c)
100. Which of the following companies on 29 March 2011 signed an agreement to acquire Royal
Dutch Shell's Stanlow refinery in NorthWest England for $350 million?
a. Essar Energy
b. Clenergen Corporation
c. Canadian Natural Resources Limited
d. Reliance Industries
Answer: (a)

1. According to a ranking compiled by IMD (International Institute for Management

Development), India was ranked at the _ position in terms of world competitiveness.
a) 34th
b) 32nd
c) 35th
d) 36th
Answer: (a) 32nd
2. India on 13 May 2011 signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)
with which one of the following countries?
a) Colombia
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan
d) New Zealand
Answer: (a) Colombia
3. India and Uzbekistan signed an action plan__ in New Delhi on 16 May 2011.
a) Tourism Cooperation
b) Defence Cooperation
c) Trade Cooperation
d) Science and Technology Cooperation
Answer: (a)Tourism Cooperation
4. India among six nations to dominate growth by 2025 according to a report
released on 17 May 2011. The report was released by which one of the following
international bodies?
a) World Bank
b) ADB
c) IMF
d) World Trade Organisation
Answer: (a) World Bank
5. Name the head of the International monetary Fund (IMF) arrested in New York on
15 May 2011 on allegations that he forced or attempted to force a maid at the
Sofitel hotel in Manhattan to perform oral sex on him.
a. Dominique Strauss-Kahn
b. Rodrigo de Rato
c. Michel Camdessus
d. Horst Khler
Answer: (a)
6. Who is the farmer leader who and head of the Bharatiya Kisan Union who passed
away in Sisauli village of UP's Muzaffarnagar district on 15 May 2011?
a. Mahendra Singh Tikait

b. Charan Singh
c. Ajay Pal Pradhan
d. Dattopant Bapurao Thengadi
Answer: (a)
7. Which Bollywood actress was detained by customs officials at Chhatrapati Shivaji
International Airport on 18 May 2011 for not declaring diamond jewellery she was
allegedly carrying in her luggage?
a. Aishwarya Rai Bachhan
b. Minisha Lamba
c. Bipasha Basu
d. Sonam Kappor
Answer: (b)
8. Which State-run equipment maker announced on 19 May 2011 the successful
manufacture and testing of India's first turbo generator of 600 MW rating?
a. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)
b. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)
c. Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML)
d. Suzlon Energy
Answer: (a)
9. International Museum Day (IMD) was observed on 18 May 2011. What was the
theme for International Museum Day 2011?
a. Museum and Memory
b. Museums for social harmony
c. Museums as agents of social change and development
d. Museums and Universal Heritage
Answer: (a)
10. A Special Court on 18 May 2011 acquitted Punjab Speaker Nirmal Singh Kahlon
and former deputy director of Rural Development and Panchayats department J P
Singla in a nine-year-old alleged recruitment scam. To which party does Kahlon
belong to?
a. Punjab Peoples Party
b. Shiromani Akali Dal
c. Adarsh Lok Dal
d. Rashtriya Lok Dal
Answer: (a)
11. The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on 19 May 2011 dedicated the worldclass, 6-MMTPA Bina Refinery. In which state is the refinery located?
a. Gujarat
b. Madhya radish

c. Maharashtra
d. Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (b)
12. Who was elected the new president of the prestigious Supreme Court Bar
Association in an election held on 11 May 2011?
a. Ram Jethmalani
b. Adish C. Aggarwala
c. K C Kaushik
d. P H Parekh
Answer: (d)
13. Who was on 17 May 2011 elected as the new state youth Congress chief of
Uttarakhand?
a. Anand Singh Rawat
b. Jyoti Rautela
c. Harak Singh Rawat
d. Sangram Singh Paudir
Answer: (a)
14. Name the from the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader who was sworn in
Assam Chief Minister for the third consecutive term on 18 May 2011 by Governor
Janaki Ballav Patnaik. To which party does he belong to?
a. Tarun Gagoi
b. Bhumidar Barman
c. GC Langthasa
d. Chandan Sarkar
Answer: (a)
15. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry announced the list of awardees for
the 58th National Film Awards on 19 May 2011. Which film was judged the best
feature film?
a. Adaminte Makan Abu
b. Baboo Band Baaja
c. Ishqiya
d. Aadukulam
Answer: (a)
16. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the North Eastern
State Roads Investment Programme (NESRIP). The project is being financially
assisted by which of the following monetary organisations?
a. Reserve Bank of India
b. Asian Development Bank
c. International Monetary Fund

d. World Bank
Answer: (b)
17. State annual Plan for Maharashtra was finalised at__ during the meeting
between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and
Maharshtra Chief Minister Prithviaraj Chavan.
a) 42000 crore rupees
b) 43000 crore rupees
c) 41000 crore rupees
d) 44000 crore rupees
Answer: (a) 42000 crore rupees
18. Which one of the following parties won the state assembly elections in West
Bengal?
a) Trinamool Congress
b) Congress
c) CPI (M)
d) BJP
Answer: (a) Trinamool Congress
19. Which one of the following political parties won the assembly elections in
Assam?
a) Congress
b) AGP
c) BJP
d) Trinamool Congress
Answer: (a) Congress
20. J. Jayalalithaa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on 16 May 2011
by Governor SS Barnala along with 33 cabinet ministers at the Madras University.
Name the constituency in TN from which she contested the election and won.
a. North Chennai Assembly Constituency
b. Cuddalore Assembly Constituency
c. Thiruvallur Assembly Constituency
d.
Srirangam Assembly Constituency
Answer: (d)
21. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) launched space shuttle,
Endeavour on 16 May 2011 from the Kennedy Space Centre for its final mission.
Kennedy Space Centre is located in which one of the following US states?
a) Florida
b) Texas
c) California
d) Washington

Answer: (a)
22. India on 20 May 2011 carried out the ballistic flight test of Astra form the
Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Balasore, Orissa. Consider the following
statements regarding Astra.
i) Astra is beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
ii) It is envisaged to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at supersonic speeds at a
range of 80 km.
Choose the right option.
a) Both i and ii are correct.
b) Neither i nor ii are correct.
c) Only i is correct.
d) Only ii is correct.
Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.
23. A flexible solar sheet has been developed that captures more than 90 percent
of available light. Consider the following statements on that.
i) The solar Sheet can harvest the heat from industrial processes and convert it into
usable electricity.
ii) It is better than todays solar panels; they can collect about 20 percent of
available light.
Please choose the right option:
a) Both i and ii are correct.
b) Neither i nor ii are correct.
c) Only i is correct.
d) Only ii is correct.
Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.
24. According to a recent discovery by researchers from the University of Toronto,
47 million-year-old fossil of a lizard provides the first evidence that the body shapes
of snakes and limbless lizards evolved independently. What is the name of the
lizard?
a) Cryptolacerta hassiaca
b) Acanthocerus atricollis
c) Acris gryllus
d) Acris gryllus dorsalis
Answer: (a)
25. A major astronomical survey confirmed the existence of mysterious dark
energy. The Survey was based on studies of more than 200000 galaxies. Dark
energy makes up __ of the Universe and its existence.
a) 74 percent
b) 65 percent
c) 50 percent

d) 55 percent
Answer: (a) 74 percent
26. Name India's first pistol shooter to make the Olympic Grade on 17 May 2011.
a. Abha Dhillon
b. Heena Sidhu
c. Olena
d. Ammu Raj Singh
Answer: (d)
27. Who is the Asian Games bronze medallist who put up an impressive show at the
54th Malaysia open swimming championship by bagging eight medals, including
three gold medals?
a. Virdhawal Khade
b. Sandeep Sejwal
c. Aaron D'Souza
d. Rehan Poncha
Answer: (a)
28. Swuro siblings, Thupovoyi and Chekrovolu made the Indian recurve squad for
the Archery World Cup stage II to scheduled to be held in from 6-11 June 2011 in
which of the following places?
a. Antalya (Turkey)
b. New Delhi (India)
c. Sparta (Greece)
d. Strasbourg (France)
Answer: (a)
29. Women team of which Indian state defeated three-time champions Bengal 5-0
to clinch their maiden title in the 19th edition of the Senior National women's
football championship at Pant Stadium on 18 May 2011?
a. Orissa
b. Jharkhand
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Punjab
Answer: (a)
30. Which team defeated Karnataka XI 4-3 in the quarterfinal match of the Aga
Khan hockey tournament 2011 at the Bombay Gymkhana ground on 17 May 2011?
a. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
b. Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
c. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
d. South Central Railway
Answer: (a)

31. According to the SportsPro magazine, which Indian cricketer pipped the likes of
tennis superstar Rafael Nadal and iconic basketball player Kobe Bryant to be among
10 most marketable sportspersons in the world?
a. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Yuvraj Singh
d. Virat Kohli
Answer: (a)

1. Which among the following body promoted securities Trading Corporation of India
Limited (STCI) jointly with the Public sector Banks?
(a) SEBI
(b) Reserve bank Of India
IDBI Ltd.
(d) ICICI Ltd
2. The state bank of India (Amendment) Bill-2010, which was passed in the parliament in
the latter half of 2010, apart from other things, reduces the statutory minimum
shareholding of the Central Government in the bank from ________ to ______ %, which
among the following set of figures fills the blank correctly?
(a) 59, 52
(b) 55, 51
(c) 59, 55
(d) 62, 51
3. What do we call an agreement whereby an issuing Bank at the request of the Importer
(Buyer) undertakes to take payment to the exporter (Beneficiary) against stipulated
documents?
(a) Bill of exchange
(b) Letter of Exchange
(c) Letter of Credit
(d) Bill of entry
4. Mutual funds are regulated in India by which among the following?
(a) RBI
(b) SEBI
(c) Stock exchanges
(d) RBI and SEBI both
5. Which of the following country was the host of First Asian Yoga Championship held
recently?
(a) Thailand
(b) Cambodia
(c) Vietnam
(d) Laos
6. Which among the following body authorizes the credit limit to the National Co-operative
Marketing Federation?
(a) RBI
(b) Department of Agriculture
(c) NABARD
(d) Department of Finance
7. Which among the following duties is applied by a government to control the exports of a
commodity, so that the commodity can be used by the local markets than in foreign
countries?
(a) Custom duty
(b) Excise Duty
(c) Anti dumping duty
(d) Dumping Duty

8. We read in the newspapers that the foreign direct Investments are preferred over the
Capital Inflow. In this context, please consider the following.
1. FDI brings in latest technology
2. FDI does not involve large outflow
3. FDI improves efficiency of the economy
Which among the above is/are most suitable reason/reasons for the given statement?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 1 & 3
Only 1 & 2
(d) All 1, 2 & 3
9. Which among the following body finalizes the market-borrowing programmers of State
Governments in India?
(a) State Governments
(b) RBI
(Union Ministry of Finance
(d) Planning Commission
10. Which among the following is the only correct statement?
(a) Money market meets long term financing needs
(b) Recession in industrial sector in India is normally due to fall in exports
Ways and means advances is given by RBI are nowhere related to states revenue
(d) Exchange rate is fixed by RBI
11. Which among the following is the top dividend paying company of India, as per a study
done by economic Times?
(a) ONGC
(b)TCS
ITC
(d) IOC
12. Many a times we read in the newspapers hat the Government of India signs DTAA to
broaden the scope of article of exchange of information to include exchange of banking
information. What does the DTSS refers to here?
(a) DTAA taxation article agreement
(b) Double taxation avoidance agreement
Double taxation avoidance arrangements
(d) Dual tax agreement arrangement
13. What does the Canada India Research U.S. refer to?
(a) A business forum
(b) A nuclear reactor
A scientific research group
(d) A proposed space research organization.
14. Which among the following decides the oil Prices in India?
(a) Government of India
(b) Government of Respective states
Ministry of Petroleum
(d) Oil Companies
15. Consider the following statements in context with Treasury Bulls?
1. They are issued by Government of India on behalf of RBI

2. They are mostly for short term borrowings

3. Treasury Bills cannot be purchased by any person resident of India
Which among the above is/are correct?
(a) All are correct
(b) 2 & 3 are correct
(c) Only 2 is correct
(d) Only 3 is correct
16. Which among the following is Indias largest indigenous Research and Production
Nuclear Reactor?
(a) Apsara
(b) Dhurva
Kamini
(d) CIRUS
17. Bring out the only incorrect statement:
(a) Reserve Repo operation by RBI aims are injecting/increasing liquidity
(b) SDR refers to special drawing
Rupee appreciation results in decrease in imports
(d) Increase in inflation rate leads to decline in real interest rate
18. Which among the following is headed by Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta?
(a) Arms forces Tribunal
(b) National Green Tribunal
Debt Recovery tribunal
(d) Central Administrative tribunal
19. Christine Lagarde, who recently headed the G-20 meeting of Finance Ministers and
Governors of Central Banks, Is the Finance minister of which among the following
countries?
(a) Australia
(b) France
Italy
(d) Germany
20. Consider the following statements:
1. Increase in deposit rate results in higher savings
2. Increase in deposit rate results in fall in credit off takes
3. Increase in deposit rate results in increase in investment which among the above
statement/statements is /are correct?
(a) 1 &2
(b) 1 & 3
1, 2, 3
(d) Only 1
21. Which among the following is not a feature of the proposed Companies Bill 2009?
(a) Limit on the number of the subsidiary companies
(b) Rotation of the auditors
Reduction in the types of the companies categories
(d) Proposal Of national company law tribunal;
22. The universal service obligation fund (USOF) has been established under which among
the following departments of Government of India?

(a) Department of Consumer Affairs

(b) Department of Industrial policy and Promotion
Department of Telecommunication
(d) Department of Economic Affairs
23. Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, which is being proposed as a new home for some
relocated Gir lions from Gujarat, is located in which among the following states.
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
Orissa
(d) Rajasthan
24. Which among the following sports is NOT a part of the London Olympics?
(a) Tackwondo
(b) Baseball
Table Tennis
(d) Triathlon
25. We read the various newspapers that during the period from June, 2009 to September
2010, the Ministry of Road transport and Highways have achieved a target of constructing
on an average 12.01 km of National Highways per day. However, this achievement if
shorter compared to the target of constructing 20 km of Highways per day. To achieve this
target, it is time approximately ________ of works are under way. Which among the
following fills the blank correctly?
(a) 10000 km
(b) 15000 km
20000 km
(d) 25000 km
26. Who among the following has been defeated by Saina Nehwal, who has won the Swiss
open grand Prix Gold title recently, becoming the First Indian to do so?
(a) Ji Hyun Sung
(b) Wang Lin
Kamila Rytter Juhl
(d) Shinta Mulia Juhl
27. Which among the following correctly defines the Net Interest Income?
(a) Interest earned on advances
(b) Interest earned on investments
Total interest earned on advances on advances and investment
(d) Difference between interest earned and interest paid
28. Where is going to be established the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of education fro Peace
and Sustainable development (MGIEP), the latest & first category-I institute of UNECO in
South Asia?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Ahmadabad
Mumbai
(d) Pune
29. Anant Pai, better known as Uncle Pai, who recently died was the creator of which
among the following comic series?
(a) Chacha Choudhary

(b) Amar Chitra katha

Chandamama
(d) Indrajaal
30. Which among the following is not a Nonpermanent member of United Nations Security
Council for the Period of 1 January 2011 -31 December 2012?
(a) Nigeria
(b) Germany
Portugal
(d) Columbia
31. In which among the following types comes the Interest Rate Risk?
(a) Credit risk
(b) Market risk
Operational risk
(d) All the above categories
32. Where was held the 98th Indian Science Congress in early 2011?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Chennai
Kochi
(d) Kolkata
33. Which among the following international sports body had unveiled an anti-corruption
committee to enhance credibility and increase transparency?
(a) International Cricket Council
(b) International Olympic Committee
FIFA
(d) Commonwealth Games Federation.
34. E.S. L. Narasimhan is the Governor of which among the following states?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
35. When there is an inflationary trend in the economy what would be trend in the pricing
of the Bank products?
(a) Increasing trend
(b) Decreasing trend
Constant trend
(d) There is no relevance of the inflation in pricing of the Banking Products
36. In which among the following courts, Chennai open is played?
(a) Clay court
(b) Grass court
(c) Hard court
(d) Carpet court
37. Which of the following countries is located the temple of Preah Vihear, one of the
famous world Heritage sites?
(a) Thailand
(b) Myanmar
Cambodia

(d) Vietnam
38. Which among the following body gives the Pritzker Prize, the Nobel of Architecture
every year?
(a) Wolf foundation
(b) Hyatt Foundation
Royal Institute of British architects
(d) Leading European Architects Forum
39. Which among the following is the correct character of the Foreign Exchange Markets?
(a) Foreign Exchange markets are localized markets
(b) Foreign exchange markets operate within a countrys time zone
Foreign exchange markets are dynamic and round the clock markets
(d) Foreign exchange markets are used only for trade related transactions
40. Who among the following headed the forest Rights Act review Committee that
submitted its report in the first half of 2010?
(a) Syeda hameed
(b) Narender Jadhav
Arun Maira
(d) N C Saxena
41. Who among the following is the chairman of National Knowledge Commission?
(a) Sam Pitroda
(b) Deepak Nayyar
Nandan Nilkeni
(d) Dr. Pushp Bhargav
42. Suchitra Mitra, who died recently, was an artist of which among the following types of
Music?
(a) Hindustani classical
(b) Carnatric Music
Rabindra sangeet
(d) Pakistani Classical
43. After Uttar Pradesh, which among the following states has the maximum share in the
total Route Km of Indian Railways?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujrat
44. In which of the following states of India is located a tiger reserve, which is also a World
Heritage site?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Asom
Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
45. Which among the following Industrial Policy resolution/ statement was based upon the
Mahalanobis Model of growth?
(a) Industrial Policy resolution 1956
(b) Industry Policy statement 1973
Industrial Policy statement -1977

(d) Banking Policy 1969

46. in which of the following states, maximum Coast Guard stations have been established
in India?
(a) Foreign Trade promotion Board
(b) Department of Commerce
RBI
(d) SEBI
48. In which of the following states of India, worlds first Global Center for Nuclear energy
Partnership was started a few months back?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Kerala
Haryana
(d) Uttar Pradesh
49. In which of the following states of India, there is no petroleum chemicals and
Petrochemicals Investment region (PCPIR)?
(a) Asom
(b) Andhra Pradesh
Gujrat
(d) West Bengal
50. Which among the following is correct about the Vostro Account?
(a) It is an account maintained by a foreign bank with a bank in India in Indian Rupees.
(b) It is an account maintained by an Indian bank with a bank in foreign country in foreign
currency
It is an account maintained by a Indian Bank Branch with a Foreign Bank in Foreign currency.
(d) It is an account maintained by a Foreign bank Branch with a Indian bank in foreign currency.
51. The term round-tripping often appears in financial news these days. What does it
mean?
(a) Importing products that are not easily available in the domestic markets
(b) Indian companies re-exporting imported products without any value addition
Bringing back illicit money hidden abroad by Indian s under a different name
(d) Imposing high customs duty to discourage dumping of goods in Indian market
52. Infant Mortality rate (IMR) data for high focus states (states where IMR is above
national average) is collected once every five years. The union Health Ministry has now
decided to collect such data __________.
(a) half-yearly
(b) Annually
Once every two years
(d) Once every three years
53. The government has tasked three institutions to conduct studies to estimate the
quantum of illicit funds generated by Indian citizens recently. Which of the following is not
among one of the three institutions selected?
(a) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
(b) National Institute of Bank Management
(c) National institute of Finance Management
(d) National Council of Applied Economic Research
54. Which of the following statements is/are correct about gender-critical districts on the

basis of the census 2001 data?

1. There are 262 gender critical districts or cities in the country
2. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of gender critical districts or cities
3. Kerala is the only state which does not have any gender critical district or city
(a) I only
(b) 1 &2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 and 1 only
55. India announced that it was taking steps to reduce the sensitive lists of items for trade
with SAARC countries recently. Which of the following is correct about items in sensitive
lists?
(a) Items which are costlier to produce in India
(b) Items whose import leads to lower prices for Indian consumer
(c) Items whose import reduces the market share of domestic producers
(d) Items which are injurious to health such as tobacco and alcohol
56. Which countrys gold output of 30.88 tonnes was the highest in the world in 2010?
(a) Canada
(b) South Africa
China
(d) USA
57. Government of India has launched a publicity campaign for census 2011 in association
with which of the following UN organization?
(a) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
(b) World Health Organization (WHO)
Untied Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)
(d) United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)
8. Which of the following pairs of multinational retailing companies and the countries
where they are headquartered is/are correctly matched?
I. Mero-germany
II. Walmart- USA
III. Tesco- United Kingdom
IV. Carrefour France
(a) I and III only
(b) I, II and III
(c) IV, I and II
(d) I, II, III and IV
59. Which advertising agency was in news recently fro creating the Enumerator mascot
fro Census 2011?
(a) Bates 141
(b) DDB India
JWT India
(d) Reinfusion Y & R
60. Which of the following statements about Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is/are correct as
per the data released by the Register-General of India (RGI) recently?
I. IMR has declined from 53 in 2008 to 50 in 2009
II. Decline in IMR in urban areas is more than in rural areas

III. IMR is the lowest in Kerala

(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) I, II and III
61. Which of the following statements about Indent Mortality rate (IMR) is/are correct as
per the data released by the Register-General of India (RGI) recently?
I. IMR is highest in Madhya Pradesh
II. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target is to reduce IMR to 30 by 2015
III. Nine states have IMR above the national average
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) I,II and III
62. S. Sundar Committee was in news recently for its report on which of the following?
(a) Land Acquisition Act, 1894
(b) Copyright Act, 1957
Right to Information Act, 2005
(d) Motor vehicles Act, 1988
63. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Tourist Visa on Arrival
(TVOA) scheme introduced to promote foreign tourist arrivals in India recently?
1. The TVOA is allowed for a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry facility at metros
2. TVOA is allowed for a maximum of two times in a calendar year
3. There should be a minimum gap of six months between each visit
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
2 only
(d) 3 and 1 only
64. Global Employment Trends 2011 report of the International Labour Organization
(ILO) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The number of unemployed increased in 2010.
II. The global unemployment rate declined in 2010
III. Labour productivity improved in 2010
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II and III only
(d) III and I only
65. Committed to Improving the state of the world is the motto of which of the following?
(a) Transparency International
(b) World bank
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(d) World Economic Forum
66. Which of the following statements about economic growth forecast made by the IMF in
January 2011 is/are correct?
I. Global growth forecast for 2011 is below 4%
II. Growth forecast for India 2011 is 8.4%

III. Growth forecast for china is higher than for India in 2011
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II and III only
(d) III and I only
67. Global Employment Trends 2011 report of the international Labour Organization
(ILO) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. The number of people employed in industry declined while the number of those employed in
agriculture increased in 2009
II. The number of unemployed youth (aged 15-24) declined in 2010
III. Global youth unemployment rate increased in 2010
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) III and I only
(d) I, II and III
68. Which of the following is/are correctly matched after RBIs Third Quarter Review of
Monetary Policy 2010-11 on January 26, 2011?
I. Repo rate 6.5%
II. Reserve Repo rate 5.5%
III. Cash Reserve Ratio 6%
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II and III only
(d) I, II and III
69. The union finance Ministry raised the tax collection target for 2010-11 to _________
recently.
(a) Rs 782000 crore
(b) Rs 834000 crore
Rs 871000 crore
(d) Rs 902000 crore
70. Which of the following statements is/are correct according to UNCTAD Global
Investment Trend Monitor report unveiled recently?
I. Global flows of FDI exceeded $1 trillion in 2010
II. FDI flows to developed economics was lower than to developing economics in 2010
III. FDI flow to India declined in 2010
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II and III only
(d) III and I only
71. Which of the following became the first oil & Gas Company to find shale gas deposits in
India recently?
(a) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(b) Carin India
Essar Oil
(d) ONGC
72. Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd was incorporated as a joint venture between Nuclear

power Corporation of India Ltd and which of the following recently?

(a) NMDC
(b) NHPC
BHEL
(d) NTPC
73. Which of the following statements about Indias urban population is/are correct as per
the Census of India, 2001?
I. The Census of India, 2001 estimates that 47.81 percent of total population lives in urban areas
of the country
II. The projected urban population in India as on March 1, 2011 is at 357 million.
III. Among the four meters, Greater Mumbai has the highest percentage of its population living
in slums
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
74. Consider the following pairs of coffee retailing companies having presence in India and
their countries of origin are correctly matched?
I. Costa Coffee Spain
II. Gloria Jeans USA
III. Barista India
IV. Starbucks USA
(a) I and III only
(b) I, II and III
(c) II, III and IV
(d) IV, I and II
75. Which of the following pairs of Large banks and their countries of origin is/are
correctly matched?
I. Mizuho Holdings Japan
II. Grupo Santander Belgium
III. BNP Paribhas France
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II and III only
(d) III and I only
76. Which of the following companies belonging to the Tata Group has not been acquired
from abroad?
(a) Corus
(b) Hispano Carrocera
Jaguar Land Rover
(d) Trent
77. Software made by which company will be used in scanning and processing of Census
2011 data?
(a) NetApp, Inc
(b) Juniper Networks
Top image Systems

(d) Atos Origin

78. Match list I with II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
(Tablet PC) (Company)
A. Playbook 1. Dell
B. Galaxy Tab 2. Research in Motion
C. Streak 3. Life book
D. Fujitsu 4. Samsung
Code: ABC
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 2 4 3 2
79. Which of the following is a sufficient condition of identification of a district as gender
critical district according to Census of India?
I. Women participation in work is less than 20 percent.
II. Female literacy is less than 30 percent
III. Sex ratio is less than 900
(a) I and II only
(b) II and III only
(c) II only
(d) III and I only
80. Which of the following was founded in 1956 by the Government of India with funding
from the Ford Foundation?
(a) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
(b) National Institute of Bank Management
National institute Of Financial Management
(d) National Council of Applied Economic research
81. What was the theme of the annual world economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in
Davos, Switzerland recently?
(a) Shaping the Post-Crisis World.
(b) Improve the state of the world: rethink, Redesign, rebuild
Shared Norms for a New Reality
(d) The power of collaborative Innovation
82. Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company
Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?
(a) Tata Motors
(b) Ashok Leyland
Mahindra & Mahindra
(d) Bajaj Auto
83. Which of the following is not a pharmaceutical company?
(a) Novartis
(b) Eli Lilly
Diageo
(d) Sanofi Aventis
84. Which of the following has decided to dins satya Elementary schools fro

underprivileged children in rural India?

(a) Apple
(b) Google
Microsoft
(d) Oracle
85. Which of the following are consulting firms in the real estate sector?
I. Jones Lang Lasalle
II. C B Richard Ellis
III. Forrester
IV. Cushman & Wakefield
(a) I and II only
(b) I, II and III only
(c) I, II and IV only
(d) II, III and IV only
86. Which of the following is the densest city in Asia as per the Asian Green City Index
unveiled recently?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Chennai
(c) Delhi
(d) Kolkata
87. Which of the following started production at Indias largest naphtha cracker project
recently?
(a) ONGC
(b) Essar Oil
Indian Oil
(d) Reliance Industries Ltd
88. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quick estimate of national income,
consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation for the financial year 2009-10
recently. Which of the following figures [at the factor cost at constant (2004-05) Prices]
is/are correct?
I. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009-10 exceeded Rs 50, 00,000 crore
II. Gross National Income (GNI) in 2009-10 was less than GDP
III. Per Capita National Income in 2009-10 was more than Rs 30,000
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) I and III only
(d) II and III only
89. China emerged as the worlds second largest economy in 2010 overtaking_________
(a) France
(b) Britain
Germany
(d) Japan
90. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) completed
has many years of operation recently?
(a) 3 years
(b) 4 years

 5 years
(d) 6 years
91. Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India
till date?
(a) BP Plc
(b) Vodafone
Dailchi Sankyo
(d) Vedanta Resources
92. Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the index of Industrial Production
(IIP)?
(a) Crude Oil
(b) Petroleum refinery Products
Coal
(d) Electricity
93. An International Advisory Panel (IAP) reviewed the functioning of the National Rural
Health Mission (NRHM) recently. A number of districts have been identified on basis of
poor health indicators for focused attention. Which of the following statements is/ are
correct?
I. the number of beneficiaries under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was more than 15 million
during 2009-10
II. The number of districts identified is 264
III. The districts identified for focused attention account for nearly 70% of the infant and
material deaths in the country
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) II and III only
94 . Which of the following statements about South Korean steel company POSCOs $12
billion project in India is/are correct?
I. The project received conditional clearance from the Union Environment Ministry recently
II. It sit he single largest FDI in India approved till date.
III. The project involves construction of 14 million tone steel plant in Sinhbhum district of
Jharkhand
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) III and I only
95. Which of the following statements about the 11th Delhi Sustainable Development
summit organized recently is/are correct?
I. Tapping Local Initiatives and Tackling Global Inertia was the them of the summit
II. The summit organized by the National Environmental Engineering research Institute
III. Jairam Ramesh was conferred with the sustainable development Leadership Award
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) II and III only

96. The District Information System for Education (DISE) report on Universal Elementary
Education (UEE) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Average Number of Instructional Days in 2009-10 was less than 200
II. Average number of classrooms in ALL schools was more than 4 in 2009-10
III. Average Number of classrooms in Primary Schools was more than 3 in 2009-10
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) II and III only
97. The district Information System for education (DISE) report on Universal Elementary
Education (UEE) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Average Number of Classrooms in All Government Schools was less than 4 in 2009-10
II. Average Number of Classrooms in All Private Schools was less tan 7 in 2009-10
III. Average Student-Classroom Ration (SCR) for all schools was less than 35 in 2009-10
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) I and III only
98. ASBA (application Supported by Blocked Amounts) is a term used in which of the
following sectors?
(a) Aviation
(b) Real Estate
Insurance
(d) Capital Markets
99. Logo and website of National Knowledge Network (NKN) was Launched recently.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. NKN was launched in 2009
II. NKN will facilitate technology transfer from research institutions to industry
III. NKN is jointly funded by Ministry of Science and Technology and the CII
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) II only
(d) II and III only
100. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quick estimates of national income,
consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation for the financial year 2009-10
recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
I. Gross Domestic Savings in 2009-10 were 33% of GDP
II. Gross Domestic Savings in 2009-10 grew 22.7% over 2008-09
III. Private Corporate Sector Savings in 2009-10
(a) I only
(b) I and II only
(c) I and III only
(d) I, II and III only

Answers:

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (c)
16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (a) 29.
(b) 30. (a) 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (d) 41. (a) 42. (a)
43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (a) 51. (c) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56.
(c) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. (a) 61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (d) 64. (c) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (d) 69. (a)
70. (d) 71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (d) 74. (c) 75. (d) 76. (d) 77. (c) 78. (c) 79. (d) 80. (d) 81. (c) 82. (d) 83.
(c) 84. (d) 85. (c) 86. (a) 87. (c) 88 (d). 89. (d) 90.(c) 91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (d)
97. (d) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (b)