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2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) entered in the club of professionals, who have won all four
Grand Slams. Nadal defeated whom in the final of the US Open 2010?
(A)Andy Murray
(B)Robin Soderling
(C)Novak Djokovic
(D)Nikolay Devydenko
(E)None of these
3. Which of following woman is the highest winner of Grand Slams Singles titles?
(A)Margaret Smith Court (24 wins)
(B)Steffi Graf
(C)Helen Wills Moody
(D)Martina Navratilova
(E)None of these
7. Union Government has agreed to conduct a separate Cast Census just after the
National Population Register is ready. When did the last time this type of Census
was held?
(A)Under British rule (1931)
(B)Immediately after Independence
(C)Immediately after reforms in 1991
(D)Immediately after the implementation of Constitution
(E)None of these
8. "It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touchpaper and set the universe
going" is written by Stephen Hawking in his recently released bestseller book. What
is the name of the book?
(A)Illustrated Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe
(B)The Grand Design
(C)The Universe in a Nutshell
(D)The Universe
(E)None of these
12. Inflation slipped down because of implementing new series of WPI (Base year
replaced from 1993-94 to 2004-05 and 241 more items has been added in the
basket). How many items are there in the new WPI basket?
(A)474
(B)575
(C)676
(D)777
(E)None of these
13. We celebrated this 15th Sep as Engineers day. This day is celebrated to
commemorate which of the following great personality of India?
(A)C V Raman
(B)Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya ( Bharat Ratna, 150th birth anniversary)
(C)Homi Jehnagir Bhabha
(D)Jagdish Chandra Bose
(E)None of these
14. Recently United Nation announced a new agency for women to supervise all
programmes aimed at promoting equality for women. Who is head of this agency?
(A)Michelle Bachelet (former president, chile)
(B)Julia Gillard
(C)Sarah Palin
(D)Hillary Clinton
(E)None of these
15. Recently with which of the following country India signed the MoU on cooperation
in agriculture and allied sectors?
(A)Mexico
(B)Brazil
(C)Israel
(D)Argentina
(E)None of these
16. To whom among the following, a Judge of a High court would tender his / her
resignation?
(A)Chief Justice of High Court
(B)Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(C)Governor of the state in question
(D)President of India
17. Which among the following is the correct definition of a Flea Market ?
(A)A flea Market is another name for a near perfect competitive market such as a
vegetable market
(B)A Flea Market is a market where stolen goods are sold and purchased
(C)A Flea market is a market where used and old goods are sold and bartered
(D)A Flea Market is a market for insecticides
18. Around which of the following planets a mega ring was discovered recently?
(A)Mars
(B)Saturn
(C)Jupiter
(D)Uranus
19. As of march 2010, Reserve bank of India held 557.75 tons of Gold. This amount of
gold makes what fraction of Total Foreign Exchange Reserves of India?
(A)3%
(B)6%
(C)9%
(D)12%
20. We known that since 1991, India's Foreign Exchange reserves have grown
significantly. In recent years India has been successful in accumulate large foreign
exchange reserves which are now a days considered an important parameter in
gauging the ability to absorb external shocks. In this context, in which of
the following financial years, India's foreign exchange reserves decreased for
entire year rather than increasing?
(A)March 2006-March 2007
(B)March 2007-March 2008
(C)March 2008-March 2009
(D)March 2009-March 2010
22. Who among the following was the Chairman of the Committee on Fuller Capital
Account Convertibility (July 2006)?
(A)SS Tarapore
(B)Abid Hussain
(C)Usha Thorat
(D)C Rangarajan
23. How often the RBI releases Reserve Bank of India’s Reference Rate for the US
dollar?
(A)Daily
(B)weekly
(C)Biweekly
(D)Monthly
24. In which of the following years, India was appointed by theInternational Monetary
Fund, as a creditor under its Financial Transaction Plan (FTP)?
(A)2001
(B)2002
(C)2003
(D)2004
25. The Foreign exchange reserves are viewed as a market stabilizing force in an
uncertain International economic environment. Keeping this in view, which among
the following approach is warranted in management of Market Risk by the Reserve
Bank of India?
(A)Currency Risk
(B)Interest Rate Risk
(C)Liquidity Risk
(D)Operational Risk
26. "Department of External Investments and Operations" falls within the ambit of
which of the following?
(A)Reserve Bank of India
(B)Ministry of External Affairs
(C)Ministry of Commerce & Industry
(D)Ministry of Finance
27. Which among the following is an Information Security Management System (ISMS)
standard ?
(A)ISO 9201
(B)ISO 27001
(C)ISO 14001
(D)ISO 9000
28. 68 Central banks across the world have adopted the Special Data Dissemination
Standards and India's RBI is one of them. What kind of data is to be published
under the Special Data Dissemination Standards?
(A)Liabilities and Assets Data
(B)Quarterly Banking Data
(C)Foreign Exchange Reserves Data
(D)Payment and settlement Systems Data
31. Recently a businessman Hugh Grant was in news. Which among the following is the
main business of the company run by Hugh Grant?
(A)Technology
(B)Petroleum
(C)Agriculture
(D)Food & Beverage
(E)Telecom
32. We have read in the newspapers that Lalu Prasad Yadav, is credited to almost
single handedly turn around the Indian Railways. But, in the UPA-II regime, his
successor, Mamta Banerjee placed a white paper in the parliament which said that
Lalu's performance was "below par". The new minister asserted that Lalu's claim of
the cash surplus of Rs. 88,669 Crore during the 2004-09 is inaccurate figure and the
accurate figure was Rs. 39,500 Crore. Which among the following component
introduced by Lalu Prasad Yadav in Railways Balance sheets actually caused this
difference?
(A)Depreciation
(B)Cash and Bank Balances
(C)Operating Profit
(D)Shareholders funds
(E)Reserves & Surplus
33. In the first half of 2010, the Union Cabinet had given nod to theNational Policy on
Biofuels which has called for blending at least 20% biofules in diesel and petrol by
2017. In this context, please read the following carefully:
1. The plantations have been encouraged in government and community
wasteland, degraded or fallow land in forest and non forest areas.
2. Corporates have been encouraged to take up contract farming through Minimum
Support Price (MSP) mechanism
3. The plantations and entire processing infrastructure is to be financed under the
priority sector by banks and financial institutions
Which among the above provisions of the National Policy on Biofuels will directly
benefit the farmers?
(A)1 & 3
(B)1 & 2
(C)1
(D)2 this provision would ensure comfort of buy back for farmers
(E)3
35. Consider the following in suggestions in context with the goal / emphasis of the
government to achieve 100% Financial Inclusion:
1. The Public Sector Banks should be consolidated
2. New Licenses should be provided to the private players
3. Govt. should give more support to cooperative banks.
Which among the above suggestions is / are most suitable (and involve less
controversy) towards achieving the goal of 100% Financial Inclusion?
(A)1 only
(B)2 only
(C)1 & 2 only
(D)1 & 3 only
(E)3 only
36. Last few years have seen a significant increase in Bihar's growth. Consider the
following in this context:
1. Better Governance
2. Reorganization of Bihar since 2000
3. A stable and favorable Climatic condition
The improved performance of Bihar in recent years can be ascribedto which among
the above?
(A)1 only
(B)1 & 2 only
(C)2 & 3 only
(D)2 only
(E)3 only
38. Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) levels is the measure of the energy is absorbed by
the body when exposed to a radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic field. Recently,
the SAR level has been a subject of interest and study in context with the human
health. In June 2010, San Francisco became the first city in the world to make a
law to show health warning labels with SAR levels on the devices. Which among
the following is the most important device in the question?
(A)Mobile Phones
(B)Microwave Ovens
(C)Chordless Phones
(D)Laptops
(E)None of them
39. Which among the following is the correct base date for BSE BANKEX ?
(A)1 January 2001
(B)1 January 2002
(C)1 January 2003
(D)1 January 2004
(E)1 January 2005
40. What is the number of digits in the MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition code
mentioned on the white strip at the bottom of the cheque just after the cheque
number?
(A)6
(B)7
(C)8
(D)9
(E)10
42. 27.The present Chairman of the Basel Committee is Nout Wellink. He is also the
president of _______?
(A)Netherlands Bank
(B)Bank of Portugal
(C)National Bank of Slovakia
(D)Central bank of the Federal Republic of Germany
(E)None of them
45. Recently we read in the newspapers that Reserve Bank of India has constituted a
panel to study the structure and efficacy of the current customer grievance
redress system in banks and suggest measures for expeditious resolution of
complaints and probably also to lay down a suitable time-frame for disposal of
customer complaints. Who among the following is heading this panel?
(A)R N Malhotra
(B)S Venkitaramanan
(C)Dr. C Rangarajan
(D)M. Damodaran
(E)Dr. Bimal Jalan
46. Under which of the following laws, the Subsidiary Bank of State Bank of India is
constituted ?
(A)Banking Regulation Act, 1949
(B)State Bank of India Act,1955
(C)State Bank of India (Subsidiary-Banks) Act,1959
(D)Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Under-taking) Act, 1980
(E)None of them
47. Which among the following retail giants in India has a senior post named as "Chief
Belief Officer " who manages company's cultural strategy?
(A)Godrej Group
(B)Reliance ADA Group
(C)Future Group
(D)Reliance Industries
(E)Tata Group
48. What was the final registered growth of Indian Economy for the year 2009-10?
(A)7.2%
(B)7.4%
(C)7.6%
(D)7.8%
(E)8.2%
49. Now a days , we read in the newspapers that Indian banking is poised to be
omnipresent through facilities such as 'Anywhere and Anytime Banking'. In this
context, bring out the one statement which does not hold to be correct:
(A)There is a proliferation of Banking Services through the ATMnetworks
(B)Now IT enabled instant remittances is available across Banks
(C)Many banks have launched the Mobile Banking Facilities
(D)India's banking system is now 100% CBS compliant
(E) There is an special emphasis on Financial Inclusion
50. Which among the following does not come under the purview of information
security in the banking system?
(A)Protection of investment in information assets and to the actual information
thereon
(B)Availability of assets for use whenever and wherever required
(C)Adequate care of the human factor in IT implementation
(D)Migration of the customers and bankers to the higher levels of data security.
(E)Provision of low cost Information security to customers
51. During an official visit to China, which among the following ministers recently
plunged himself into controversy and criticism for criticizing the working of Union
home ministry ?
(A)Anand Sharma
(B)Jai Ram Ramesh
(C)S M Krishna
(D)Sharad Pawar
(E)Prithviraj Chavan
52. What is the annual untied grant for a Village Health Fund under the Village Health
& Sanitation Committee, constituted by a state governments under the Panchayati
Raj Institutions umbrella of implementation of National Rural Health Mission?
(A)Rs. 10, 000
(B)Rs. 20, 000
(C)Rs. 30, 000
(D)Rs. 40, 000
(E)Rs. 50, 000
53. How many Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) have been
set up by the Government of India ?
(A)2
(B)3
(C)4
(D)5 Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram, Mohali
(E)6
54. In which state is located India's national institute for the study and development of
space science?
(A)Orissa
(B)Tamilnadu
(C)Kerala
(D)Karnataka
(E)West Bengal
55. Which of the following committee's report said that condition of a lot of people in
Muslim community is even worse that of SC/STs, communities considered
underprivileged for years?
(A)Sachar Committee
(B)Yashpal Committee
(C)Mashelkar committee
(D)CNR Rao Committee
(E)None of them
58. Which of the following cities is coming up with India’s first integrated
municipal solid waste management plant ?
(A)Delhi
(B)Kolkata
(C)Kanpur
(D)Lucknow
(E)Bangalore
59. In which year Central Economic Intelligence Bureau was set up to coordinate and
strengthen the intelligence gathering activities as well as investigative efforts of
all the Agencies which enforce economic laws?
(A)1982
(B)1985
(C)1990
(D)1993
(E)1996
60. Who among the following is the current chairman of National Biodiversity Authority
?
(A)Dr P L Gautam
(B)K Venkataramanan
(C)Dr. S. Ayyappan – head of ICAR
(D)Dr. A.K.Srivastava
(E)None of them
63. In which year National Programme for Control of Blindness was launched ?
(A)1972
(B)1976
(C)1977
(D)1979
(E)1981
65. From the given options A to E , please find out the one which is not an objective of
a central Bank of a country?
(A)The central Bank of a country aims at profit
(B)The central bank is given powers to control and regulate the working of
the commercial banks
(C)Central Bank generally is a organ of the government and run by government
officials
(D)Central Bank generally controls the credit
(E)Central bank is generally banker of the government
66. From the given options, bring out the one which is not a function / power of
Reserve Bank of India:
(A)To assume the responsibility of meeting directly or indirectly all reasonable
demands for accommodation
(B)To hold cash reserves of the commercial banks and make available financial
accommodation to them
(C)To enjoy monopoly of the note issue
(D)To assume responsibility of all banking operations of the government
(E)To assume the responsibility of statistical analysis of data related to macro
economy of India
67. Many a times we read in the newspapers about margin requirements. From
the given options, find out the one which correctly indicates margin requirements:
(A)Margin requirements aim at the regulation of the volume of credit as well as
flow of the credit
(B)Margin requirements imply that every bank has to keep certain minimum
cash reserves with the reserve bank of India
(C)Margin requirements imply that every bank has to keep certain proportion of its
total deposits in the form of cash with it self
(D)Margin requirements imply that RBI has certain rate at which it discounts the
bills of exchange of the commercial bank
(E)Margin requirements imply to a cushion against the decline in the value of the
security
68. What will be the impact on the cash reserves of commercial banksif RBI conducts a
sale of securities ?
(A)Increase
(B)Decrease
(C)Remain constant
(D)Increase or decrease
(E)Increase if the securities are sold in open market operations
69. Which among the following is a major qualitative control measure in India ?
(A)Bank Rate Policy
(B)Open market Operations
(C)ways and means advances
(D)Reserve Ratio Requirements
(E)Margin Requirements
70. Many a times we read in the financial newspapers that Reserve bank of India is
"Lender of Last Resort (LOLR) " In India. Which among the following statement
gives the most correct definition of "Lender of Last Resort"?
(A)If a person or firm which is eligible to get a loan, does not get it from
any commercial bank, may approach to Reserve Bank of India for loan.
(B)If the state governments are in crisis and need money for short term , they can
approach RBI for this purpose
(C)If a commercial bank is in crisis, it may place its reasonable demand for
accommodation to Reserve Bank of India
(D)A scheduled commercial bank meets all of its demands in all weathers from
Reserve bank of India
(E)Whenever the government declares a debt relief, the RBI will have to bear the
brunt of it.
71. (The figures in this questions are imaginary). We suppose that Cash Reserve Ratio
in country's economy is 10%. The banking system wish a cash deposits of Rs. 1000
Crore, creates total deposits of Rs. 10,000 Crores. The reserve Bank wishes that
bank should create more deposits. Which
among the following step will be taken by the Reserve Bank?
(A)It will lower the Cash Reserve Ratio
(B)It will raise the Cash Reserve Ratio
(C)It will increase the margin Requirements
(D)It will start selling Government securities
(E)It will start rationing of credit
72. Many a times we read in the newspapers that RBI takes certain steps to curb the
menace of Inflation. In this context, which among the following will not help RBI in
controlling the inflation in the country?
(A)An increase in the Bank Rate
(B)An increase in the Reserve Ratio Requirements
(C)A purchase of securities in the open market
(D)Rationing of the credit
(E)Increasing the Repo Rate
73. We suppose that Reserve Bank of India would like to increase the cash Reserves of
the commercial Banks. Which among the following would be most appropriate
action of the RBI to achieve this aim?
(A)RBI would release gold from its reserves
(B)RBI would raise the reserve ratio
(C)RBI would buy the bonds in the open market
(D)RBI will stop the transactions which involve the bills of exchange
(E)RBI will put more reserves in the International Monetary Fund
76. The "Service area Approach" was an strategy launched to improve which of the
following?
(A)Micro, Small and medium Enterprising
(B)Unorganized Sector
(C)Rural lending
(D)Urban Industrial Lending
(E)A & B
77. Which among the following bank / banks in India have set up the Financial Literacy
& Credit Counseling centers ?
(A)RBI
(B)Scheduled Commercial banks
(C)Foreign Banks working in India
(D)Regional Rural Banks
(E)All of above
78. Which of the following imaginary circumstances, the Reserve bank of India will opt
to sell Government securities in the open market?
(A)When the Foreign funds inflow is meek
(B)When there is enormous Foreign Funds Inflow in the Indian Economy
(C)When banks have low liquidity and need liquidity
(D)When Government of India asks the RBI to sell securities
(E)None of the above
79. Which among the following is correct full form of CAS in context with banking
markets in India ?
(A)Cash Authorization Scheme
(B)Credit Authorization Scheme
(C)Credit Access System
(D)Credit Arrangement System
(E)Cash Accreditation Scheme
80. For which of the following purposes Automated Finger Print Identification Systems
(AFIS) has been introduced in 22 states of India recently?
(A)Assist in UDI Project
(B)Assist in biometric ration cards
(C)Identification of criminals
(D)Both A & B
(E)None of the above
81. Which of the following states in India is hiring Vikas Mitras (VMs) to function as
facilitator for implementation of schemes for a new category of Dalits?
(A)Haryana
(B)Bihar
(C)Rajasthan
(D)Madhya Pradesh
(E)Orissa
82. Which among the following city is not a venue for ICC world Cup 2011?
(A)Chittagong
(B)Kandy
(C)Hambantota
(D)Kotte
(E)Nagpur
83. How many states of India are covered under Boarder Area
Development Programme?
(A)11
(B)13
(C)17
(D)21
(E)22
84. In which of the following states Astronaut Camp (first-of-its-kind out side the US)
was launched in India by a private company in April 2010?
(A)Himachal Pradesh
(B)Karnataka
(C)Tamil Nadu
(D)Kerala
(E)Maharastra
85. Apart from China, in which of the following countries, Baidu search engine serves?
(A)North Korea
(B)Japan
(C)South Korea
(D)Thailand
(E)Malaysia
86. Which among the following major United Nations site is known asUNO City ?
(A)New York
(B)Washington
(C)Geneva
(D)Nairobi
(E)Vienna
87. Which among the following two states in India have taken a decision recently to
prohibit environmental release of all Genetically Modified (GM) seeds and keep the
state totally GM free?
(A)Chhattisgarh, Karnataka
(B)Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
(C)Andhra Pradesh, Uttarkhand
(D)Uttarakhand, Kerala
(E)Kerala, Bihar
89. In which of the following states of India, Yakshagana, a dance drama is popular?
(A)Tamil Nadu
(B)Karnataka
(C)Kerala
(D)Madhya Pradesh
(E)Maharastra
92. Which among the following represents the Financial Year of the International
Monetary Fund?
(A)January 1 to December 31
(B)February 1 to January 31
(C)April 1 to March 31
(D)May 1 to April 30
(E)June 1 to July 31
93. At the end of September 2009, RBI's Reserve Trenche Position in the International
Monetary Fund was US $ 1365 Million. This means that ___________?
(A)This is the value by which India's quota exceeds the IMF’s holdings of Indian
Rupees
(B)This is the value by which India's quota exceeds the IMF’s holdings of Gold
(C)This is the value by which India's quota is less than the IMF’s holdings of Indian
Rupees
(D)This is the value by which India's quota is less than the IMF’s holdings of Gold
(E)None of them is a correct answer
94. All banks including foreign banks in India have migrated to Basel II norms by March
31, 2009. In this context , what is the correct full form of SREP?
(A)Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process
(B)System Review and Evaluation Programme
(C)Supervisory Review and Evaluation Programme
(D)Systematic Revision of Entry Programme
(E)None of the above
95. In which year the First Financial Stability Report was released?
(A)2007
(B)2008
(C)2009
(D)2010 (march 25)
(E)It is yet to be released
96. In which of the following situations , there will be a likely large speculative
demand for money?
(A)When there is an urge among the people to speculate in stock markets
(B)When the current interest rates become very high
(C)When the current rate of interest is lower than people expect it to be in the
near future
(D)When people expect the prices and goods to rise in future
(E)in all of the above conditions
97. Which of the following paramilitary forces of India was launched to carry out war
with the help of Guerilla tactics?
(A)Indian Home Guard
(B)Special Protection Group
(C)Central Reserve Police Force
(D)Sashastra Seema Bal
(E)National Security Guards
98. Which of the following cultural organizations was established by Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad, the first Education Minister of independent India.?
(A)Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(B)Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
(C)Lalit Kala Akademi
(D)Sahitya Academy
(E)None of them
99. Who among the following is the chairman of Anti-Corruption and Security Unit of
International Cricket Council?
(A)Sir Peter Imbert
(B)Sir Paul Condon
(C)Sir John Stevens
(D)Sir Ian Blair
(E)None of them