GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR SNAP

(Paper-I)
Directions for questions 1 to 40: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. NAFED has floated a global tender to import onions to contain the rising price. Which is the major onion producing
state in the country?
(1) Karnataka (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Maharashtra (4) Karnataka

2. Specialists have recently discovered 160 fragments of Mayan jaguar sculptures, in which of the following Central
American countries?
(1) Nicaragua (2) El Salvador (3) Belize (4) Guatemala

3. Indian Institute of Bangalore is the only Indian Institution that was figured in the 301400 slot in the academic
ranking of world Universities 2013. Which institutions occupied the 1st and 2nd ranks in the list?
(1) Harvard University, Stanford University
(2) Stanford University, Harvard University
(3) University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(4) University of Cambridge, Harvard University

4. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is the newly elected President of

(1) Iran (2) Mali (3) Pakistan (4) Venezuela

5. Government, on 14/8/13 banned imports of gold coins and medallions in order to contain
(1) budget deficit. (2) fiscal deficit. (3) current account deficit. (4) capital account deficit .

6 The Minister of Culture, Chandresh Kumari Katoch informed that the Linguistic Experts Committee recommended
______ to be declared as a Classical Language.
(1) Marathi (2) Odiya (3) Gujarathi (4) Assamese

7. The Government of India approved the establishment of the International Centre for Drinking Water Quality.
The centre will be set up in
(1) Pune (2) Agra (3) Kolkata (4) Hyderabad

8. The per capita income, at current prices, for the year 201213 is at ` ________ (rounded to nearest thousand)
(1) 68000 69000 (2) 61000 62000 (3) 63000 64000 (4) 66000 67000

9. Which among the following stadiums became the countrys first green stadium as per CII IGBC rating?
(1) Duler Stadium, Goa (2) Thyagaraj Stadium, Delhi
(3) Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur (4) Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior

10. New notebooks, Elite book Revolvo 810 and Probook 430 G1 have been introduced in India recently by which of
the following notebook makers?
(1) Dell (2) Acer (3) Toshiba (4) Hewlett Packard (HP)

11. Mo Farah won two gold 5000m and 10000m at the World Athletics Championships held in Moscow from
10-18 August 2013. He represented
(1) Russia (2) USA (3) Jamaica (4) Great Britain

12. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on 17/8/13 released the fourth volume of The Reserve Bank of Indias history.
The Reserve Bank of India was established in
(1) 1955 (2) 1949 (3) 1935 (4) 1956

13. Recently RBI has initiated some measures aimed at moderating foreign exchange outflow. The limit for remittances
made by resident individuals under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme has been reduced from USD 2,00,000 to
USD per financial year.
(1) 1,50,000 (2) 1,75,000 (3) 1,00,000 (4) 75,000

14. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented the Rajiv Gandhi Sadhbhavana Award to Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on
20/8/13. He is an exponent of
(1) Sarod (2) Santoor (3) Flute (4) Shehnai

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15. Lewis Hamilton won his fourth Hungarian grand prix held in Budapest, Hungary on 28/7/13. He represents which of
the following Formula One Teams?
(1) Mercedes (2) Red Bull (3) Ferrari (4) Mclaren

16. The Election Commission has decided to introduce the Vote Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT) system, on trail basis
for the first time in the by-polls to be held in which state in September 2013?
(1) Meghalaya (2) Nagaland (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Tripura

17. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued draft Telecommunications Mobile Number Portability (Fifth
Amendment) Regulations 2013. TRAI is headed by
(1) T.S.Vijayan (2) Yogesh Agarwal (3) Rahul Khullar (4) Ashok Chawla

18. Sprinter Usain Bolt secures eight world gold medals and joined which of the following other sprinters who also
secured eight gold medals?
(a) Allyson Felix (woman)
(b) Carl Lewis
(c) Michael Johnson
(d) Tyson gay
(e) Asafa Powell
(1) a, d, b (2) d, e, a (3) c, d, e (4) a, b, c

19. Who are the winners at the Cincinnati Masters 2013, in mens singles and womens singles categories
respectively?
(1) Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka (2) John Isner, Serena Williams
(3) Roger Federer, Li Na (4) Novak Djokovic, Jelena Jankovic

20. Which of the following nations secured 1st and 2nd places at the 14th IAAF championships held in Moscow from
10-18 August, 2013?
(1) Russia, Jamaica (2) Russia, United States
(3) United States, Jamaica (4) Jamaica, Kenya

21. The Government of India has constituted a High Level Committee (HLC) to prepare a position paper on the present
socioeconomic health and educational status of Scheduled Tribes (STs). The committee is headed by
(1) Usha Ramanathan (2) Joseph Bara (3) Abhay Bang (4) Virginius Xaxa

22. Dilip Trivedi has recently been appointed as Director General of

(1) CRPF (2) BSF (3) CISF (4) ITBP

23. Michel Djotodia is the new president of which of the following African nations with Bangui as its capital?
(1) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2) Central African Republic
(3) Chad (4) South Sudan

24. Government released data relating to mineral production (excluding atomic and minor minerals) for the month of
June 2013. While the total value of mineral production is estimated at `16,892 crore, which mineral is the hightest
contributor?
(1) Natural gas (2) Coal (3) Petroleum (crude) (4) Lignite and limestone

25. Which is the first state/UT in the country to launch the food security programme on 20/8/13, under the National
Food Security Ordinance?
(1) Delhi (2) Goa (3) Uttar Pradesh (4) Andhra Pradesh

26. Sadbhavana Divas is celebrated on

(1) August 20 (2) August 03 (3) August 09 (4) August 12

27. Who among the following is the champion of the 100th Tour de France, biggest cycling race, held on 22/7/13 in
Paris, France?
(1) Chris Froome (2) Nairo Qintana (3) Jouquim Rodriquez (4) Alberto Contador

28. According to the Union Ministry of Commerce data on foreign trade for the period April June 2013, which country
is the major importer for India?
(1) UAE (2) Singapore (3) Hong Kong (4) USA

29. Which of the following countries will hold the first two editions of the IAAF World Relays in May 2014 and
May 2015?
(1) Saint Kitts and Nevis (2) Barbados
(3) Jamaica (4) The Bahamas

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30. Which among the following films won the Audience Award at the World Cinema Amsterdam Film Festival held in
August 2013?
(1) Gloria (2) Songs of Redemption (3) Le Passe (4) Lunchbox

31. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented the Rajiv Gandhi Sadhbhavana Award to Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on
20/8/13. He is an exponent of
(1) Sarod (2) Santoor (3) Flute (4) Shehnai

32. Ministry of Labour and Employment released the All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural
Labourers and Rural Labourers for July 2013. The rise in Index varied from state to state. In case of agricultural
labourers which state topped the Index with 822 points?
(1) Himachal Pradesh (2) Karnataka (3) Maharashtra (4) West Bengal

33. The Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari has recently released a book titled Walking with Lions: Tales from
Diplomatic Past. The book is written by
(1) K. Natwar Singh (2) Jaswant Singh (3) J.N. Dixit (4) Mani Shankar Aiyar

34. Park Guen-hye is the President of

(1) South Korea. (2) China. (3) Vietnam. (4) North Korea.

35. Joe Biden, during his visit to India, met the President of India and the Prime Minister and discussed efforts to
strengthen trade and security ties between India and United States. What is the position of Joe Biden in US
Government?
(1) Secretary of State (2) Secretary of Defence
(3) Vice President (4) White House Chief of Staff

36. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has sought the comments of TRAI and Press Council of India
(PCI) on the proposed revision of FDI cap in broadcast sector. At present the cap is fixed at _____ in news sector
(1) 26 percent through FIPB route (2) 26 percent through automatic route
(3) 49 percent through FIPB route (4) 49 percent though automatic route

37. With the release of necessary funding, the 210mw Tuivai hydro electric power plant on river Tuivai will be
commissioned in which of the following states?
(1) Manipur (2) Nagaland (3) Arunachal Pradesh (4) Mizoram

38. The second South Asian Diaspora Convention (SADC) on the theme of Connecting Global South Asians will be
held on 2123, November 2013. Which is the host nation of this convention?
(1) Singapore (2) India (3) Sri Lanka (4) Malaysia

39. As per the data on FDI released by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), which country is the
biggest source of FDI into India during the period from April 2000 to June 2013?
(1) Singapore (2) Cyprus (3) USA (4) Mauritius

40. Who is the author of the book titled Innovation secrets of Indian CEOs?
(1) Rekha Shetty (2) Reyna Sequeira (3) Sangeeta Mall (4) Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

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 GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR SNAP
(Paper-II)
Directions for questions 1 to 40: Select the correct alternative from the given choices.

1. Who among the following is the winner of the 100th edition of Tour de France 2013, the Worlds longest cycling
race, in July 2013?
(1) Christopher Froome (2) Matteo Trentin (3) Mark Cavendish (4) Peter Sagan

2. Which of the following oil companies announced their second gas discovery in the Cauvery deep water block in
August 2013?
(1) RIL BP (2) RIL Chevron (3) RIL ONGC (4) OIL ONGC

3. In order to monitor scheme-wise and district-wise payments made into the Aadhar enabled bank accounts, Aadhar
Payment Bridge (APB) has been created by which of the following organization?
(1) Accenture Payment Services
(2) Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL)
(3) National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)
(4) Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT)

4. Minister of State for Planning informed the Rajya Sabha that Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is now operating in
121 districts and 13 centrally sponsored schemes (CCS) have been identified. The Minister is
(1) K.V. Thomas (2) Rajeev Shukla (3) Srikant Jena (4) V. Narayanasamy

5. Steve Ballmer, a central figure for more than three decades and announced his retirement as CEO from which of
the following companies?
(1) Microsoft Corporation (2) Exxon Mobil
(3) Berkshire Hathway (4) Apple

6. Fortune has released The 500 largest Corporations in the World 2013. Which of the following companies occupied
the 1st and 2nd positions?
(1) Exxon Mobil, Sinopec Group (2) Royal Dutch shell, Walmart Stores
(3) Exxon Mobil, Walmart stores (4) Sinopec Group, Royal Dutch Shell

7. According to comScore India has become the third largest internet user after China and USA bypassing Japan.
TRAI pegged the number of internet subscribers in India at _________ million as of March 31, 2013 (rounded to the
nearest)
(1) 175 (2) 165 (3) 160 (4) 170

8. The Planning Commission has recently estimated percentage of people living below the poverty line at
21.9 percent. What is the monthly per capita consumption expenditure for poverty line in 201112 in rural and
urban areas respectively?
(1) 900, 1000 (2) 950, 1050 (3) 816, 1000 (4) 850, 975

9. Which are the top one and two states that account for the largest population living below poverty line during 201112?
(1) U.P and M.P (2) U.P and W.B (3) U.P and Bihar (4) Bihar and W.B

10. The Government has been exhorting the states/UTs to pay utmost attention for effective implementation of the
provisions of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of sex selection) Act, 1994 to
increase sex ratio in the country. According to the Government information, which state /UT has the lowest sex
ratio?
(1) Haryana (2) Delhi (3) Daman & Diu (4) Dadra & Nagar Haveli

11. In accordance with a proposal made in Budget 201314, the Government has constituted a Tax Administration Reform
Commission (TARC). The Commission is headed by
(1) Y.G Parande (2) Sunita Kaila (3) Parthasarathy Shome (4) Praveen Mahajan

12. The new Companies Bill was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Which of the following are the key
features / stipulations in the bill?
(a) Corporate Social Responsibility
(b) Women directors
(c) Investor protection
(d) Checking frauds
(e) One third of company directors to be nominated by Government
(1) a, b, c, d (2) c, d, e a (3) b, c, d, e (4) d, e, a, b
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13. Human Resources Minister, Dr. Pallam Raju has recently launched the RTE Anthem. Under RTE (Right of Children
Education) Act, 2009, it is mandatory that children in the 6 to14 yeas age group should undergo _________ years
of elementary education
(1) nine (2) eight (3) seven (4) six

14. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Eleventh Convocation of University of Petroleum and
Energy studies (UPES). The University is located in _____.
(1) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (2) Mumbai
(3) Dehradun, Uttarakhand (4) Chennai

15. In a fresh initiative aimed at lessening pressure on Rupee, RBI has opened a special window to meet the entire
daily dollar requirements of three public sector oil marketing companies. These companies are
(a) Indian Oil Corporation
(b) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
(c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation
(d) Oil India Limited
(e) ONGC
(1) a, b, d (2) c, d, e (3) b, c, d (4) a, b, c

16. The proposal of which state government to impose Mineral Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) on Iron Ore, has been
considered by the Government of India?
(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Odisha (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Karnataka

17. The Dandi Heritage Route has been de-linked from National Highway No. 228, with a view to preserve its original
ambience and heritage nature. The route is located in which state?
(1) Gujarat (2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Gujarat and Rajasthan (4) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh

18. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of foreign tourist visits has increased to 207.31 lakh in 2012 as
against 194.97 lakh. The highest number of foreign tourists inflow was recorded in which of the following states?
(1) Maharashtra (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Delhi (4) Rajasthan

19. Indian delegation led by the Minister of State for Defence, Jitendra Singh, attended the second ASEAN Defence
Ministers Meeting (Plus)-ADDM Plus held on 29/8/13 in which of the following ASEAN countries?
(1) Brunei (2) Laos (3) Vietnam (4) Myanmar

20. ADDM Plus has agreed to establish an additional (Sixth) Expert Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action which
will be co chaired by India with _____
(1) Malaysia (2) Thailand (3) Vietnam (4) Singapore

21. Which nation will take on the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2014?

(1) Singapore (2) Brunei (3) Laos (4) Myanmar

22. A parliamentary delegation from Papua New Guinea called on the President of India on 27/8/13. Which is the
capital of Papua New Guinea?
(1) Port Moresby (2) Port Louis (3) Dili (4) Bandar Seri Bhagawan

23. The Minister of Culture Ms. Chandresh Kumari has submitted a list of monuments, state-wise, prepared by National
Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) to Lok Sabha. According to the list which state has the highest
number of monuments?
(1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (3) Odisha (4) Jammu & Kashmir

24. The first officially permitted and translated version of the book Gandhis outstanding leadership, written by former
Indian diplomat-turned Gandhian, Pascal Alan Nazareth, was released in _______ .
(1) Saudi Arabia (2) North Korea (3) China (4) Egypt

25. Australian cricketer Aaron Finch hit a new record in Twenty20 international with a score of 156 in 63 balls against
England. He surpassed the previous record of 123 scored by __________
(1) Brendon McCullum, New Zealand (2) A.D. Hales, England
(3) S.R Watson, Australia (4) M.J. Guptill, New Zealand

26. The present Chairman & Managing Director of ONGC, Sudhir Vasudeva will be retiring in January 2014.
Who among the following has been chosen by the Public Enterprises Selection Board to succeed Vasudeva?
(1) Dinesh K. Saraf, CEO & MD, ONGC Videsh Ltd
(2) R.S Butola, Chairman Indian Oil Corporation
(3) A.K. Benerjee, Director (Finance) ONGC
(4) N.K. Verma, Director (Exploration) ONGC

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27. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the
estimates of GDP for the first Quarter (AprilJune) Q1, of 201314. As per the release the growth rate of GDP is
registered at _____ percent
(1) 5.4 (2) 4.4 (3) 4.0 (4) 5.0

28. Recently the Government has extended Visa On Arrival (VOA) facility to four more international airports across the
country, besides the four existing metro cities. Which are these four airports?
(a) Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi
(b) Hyderabad, Bangalore
(c) Ahmedabad, Rajkot
(d) Patna, Chandigarh
(e) Jammu, Ranchi
(1) a, b (2) c, d (3) e, d (4) b, c

29. UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi launched Ahimsa Messenger programme on 31/8/13. The Ahimsa messengers
will spread awareness and knowledge relating to women rights and problems. The programme is initiated by
(1) Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Tribal Affairs (2) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(3) Ministry of Rural Development (4) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

30. The Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation released NSSO Survey Report of
Unemployment Rate. Which state has the highest Employment Rate (worker population ratio) on usual principal
status basis during 201112?
(1) Sikkim (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Himachal Pradesh

31. Vice President Hamid Ansari released Delhi Human Development Report 2013 on 31/8/13. Delhi enjoys highest
per capita income in the country at more than `________ lakh per year in 2012 13.
(1) 1.0 (2) 2.0 (3) 1.50 (4) 1.25

32. The 2013 G20 Summit was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia on 56 September 2013. The 2014 G20 Summit
and 2015 G20 Summit will be held in _____ and _____ respectively
(1) Australia, Turkey (2) Germany, Italy (3) Canada, India (4) Brazil, China

33. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has undertaken a project to study the migration corridors of tigers in
the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) focussing on the landscape outside the protected areas, to cut down
man-animal conflict. Which state forest department is associated with the study?
(1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Maharashtra (4) Odisha

34. The 2013 Mens Hockey Asia Cup tournament was held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 24th August to 1st September 2013.
Arrange the countries which secured the top three positions, according to their order of position.
(a) South Korea
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Malaysia
(e) Oman
(1) a, d, e (2) a, b, c (3) a, c, b (4) d, c, b

35. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented National Sport Awards 2013 on in August 2013. Identify
Arjuna Awardees with their respective disciplines

List - X List - Y
. Chekravolu Swuro A. Boxing
. Kavita Chahal B. Shooting
. Rajkumari Rathore C. Archery
IV. Mouma Das D. Wrestling
V. Neha Rathi E. Table tennis

(1) B, E, A, IV D, V - C (2) A, D, E, IV C, V B
(3) E, C, D, IV B, V A (4) C, A, B, IV E, V D

36. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2012 were presented by the President of India on 31/8/13. Four of the
following awardees are related to the discipline Mountaineering. The awardee who is related to the discipline
Sailing is
(1) Basant Singh Roy (2) Major Ranveer Singh Jamwal
(3) Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy (4) Prem Singh

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37. According to the latest data of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which of the following sectors
received highest FDI with $1 billion during the period April June 2013?
(1) Services (2) Automobile Industry
(3) Computer Software and Hardware (4) Pharmaceuticals

38. India has recently committed to extend assistance package of `5000 crore for the socio-economic development of
which of the following countries during its 11th five year plan?
(1) Mozambique (2) Nepal (3) Bhutan (4) Mangolia

39. According to the 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Global Livability Survey, Melbourne, Australia has
emerged as the worlds most liveable city (three years in a row). The cities of which country occupy four positions in
the top 10?
(1) New Zealand (2) Austria (3) Canada (4) Australia

40. Amitabh Bachchan has joined UN global campaign The world needs more which seeks to turn words into real
assistance for communities. He is the goodwill ambassador of
(1) World Bank (2) UNICEF
(3) World Food Programme (WFP) (4) World Health Organization (WHO)

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