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Consider the following statements about Assembly election 2011: (a) Polling schedule in West Bengal: April 28: Phase I, 54 seats April 23: Phase II, 50 seats April 27: Phase III, 75 seats May 3: Phase IV, 63 seats May 7: Phase V, 38 seats May 10: Phase VI, 14 seats (b) Polling schedule in Tamil Nadu April 13: Single phase (c) Polling schedule in Kerala April 13: Single phase (d) Polling schedule in Assam April 4: Phase I, 62 seats April 11: Phase II, 64 seats Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) and (b) (2) Only (b) and (c) (3) Only (c) and (d) (4) All of the above 2. Match the List-I with List-II List-I (State) (a) West Bengal (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Assam List-II (Assembly) 1. 294 2. 234 3. 140 4. 126 Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4

(2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 3. The Supreme Court on ____ said the appointment of PJ Thomas as Central vigilance commissioner (CVC) was illegal. (1) 3 March, 2011 (2) 4 March, 2011 (3) 5 March, 2011 (4) 6 March, 2011 4. The Election commission on ____ announced assembly poll schedules in 5 states: West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Punducherry from April 4, 2011 to May 10, 2011. (1) 1 March, 2011 (2) 2 March, 2011 (3) 3 March, 2011 (4) 4 March, 2011 5. India seems poised to outrace ____ as the Worlds fastest growing major economy in 2011. (1) Japan (2) China (3) Britain (4) USA 6. India recently signed an agreement on technology transfer with____ . (1) Egypt (2) Oman (3) Sudan (4) United Arab Emirates 7. How many pacts did India sign with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabaos visit to India? (1) Six Pacts (2) Seven Pacts (3) Ten Pacts (4) Nine Pacts 8. Civil Aviation Ministry has declared to celebrate its Centenary Year during____ . (1) 2010-11 (2) 2011-12 (3) 2012-13 (4) 2011 9. India has became a part of $ 10 billion Gas pipeline project, the project is backed by-

(1) Russia (2) U. S. A. (3) England (4) Japan 10. The Union Government has recently Project-15 B which is related to(1) Defence Programme (2) Social Programme (3) Initiating Dialogue with J & K separatists (4) Telangana Issue 11. Government has declared to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f.(1) April 1, 2011 (2) June 1, 2011 (3) June 30, 2011 (4) September 30, 2011 12. Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on(1) Telangana Issue (2) Tax Reforms (3) Kashmir Problem (4) Naxal Issue 13. Indian Armys Operation Saiyam (patience) was related to(1) Kashmir (2) Scrap Ammunition (3) North East (4) None of the above INTERNATIONAL 14. Taliban militants on ____ shot dead Pakistans only Christian government minister for challenging a law that mandates the death penalty for insulting Islam. (1) 2 March, 2011 (2) 3 March, 2011 (3) 5 March, 2011 (4) 10 March, 2011 15. Nobel laureate Mohammed Yonus, a celebrated pioneer of macro-finance was on ____ forced out from the Grameen Bank (Bangladesh). (1) 1 March, 2011 (2) 2 March, 2011 (3) 3 March, 2011

(4) 5 March, 2011 16. Which countrys strongman Muammar Gaddafi vowed 2 March, 2011 to fight an uprising against his 41 year rule to the last man, the last woman? (1) Libya (2) Kenya (3) Egypt (4) Tunisia 17. Consider the following statements: (a) The Gallup world happiness survey ranks Denmark as the happiest nation. (b) India at 115 out of 155 countries (c) China at 125 out of 155 countries. (d) Pakistan at 58 out of 155 countries. (e) Finland at 2nd and Norway at 3rd. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) and (e) (2) Only (b) and (c) (3) Only (c) and (d) (4) All of the above 18. Consider the following statements: (a) Muammar Gaddafi came to power in a bloodless military coup in 1959 when the toppled king Idris. (b) Once called the Mad dog of the Middle East. (c) Libyas often flamboyantly dressed ruler. Has held power for 42 years. (d) Tripoli is the capital of Libya. Which of the statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) and (d) (4) All of the above. 19. Worlds tallest building is(1) Effie Tower (2) Burj Khalifa (3) Statue of Liberty (4) Qutab Minar 20. The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in-

(1) New Delhi (2) Cancun (3) New York (4) Osaka 21. Nomadic Elephant was the joint military exercise recently held in India between India and(1) Malaysia (2) Mongolia (3) Indonesia (4) Sri Lanka 22. Which country has emerged as the top Migrant Destination Country? (1) U .S .A (2)Russia (3) Japan (4) Australia 23. The third summit of BRIC is scheduled to be organized in China in(1) April 2011 (2) May 2011 (3) June 2011 (4) July 2011 24. Which of the following economy has been rated as the freest economy in the world for the 17th consecutive year? (1) Singapore (2) Hong Kong (3) United States (4) South Korea 25. As per UNOs declaration, the year 2011 is being celebrated as International Year of (1) Youth (2) Women Empowerment (3) Forests (4) Global Economic Co-operation STATE 26. A ____ courts decision to award death to 11 of the 31 convicts in the Godhra Case bound to trigger a debate on the desirability of capital punishment. (1) bihar (2) Rajasthan (3) Gujarat

(4) Maharashtra 27. Vasundhra Raje was elected unopposed as the leader of the BJP Legislature party of Rajasthan on ____ . (1) 26 February, 2011 (2) 27 February. 2011 (3) 28 February, 2011 (4) 1 March, 2011 28. Indias first Coast Guard Academy would be set up at Azheekkal near Kannur in ____. (1) Karnataka (2) Goa (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu 29. The four day Goa Carnival is celebrated on ___. (1) 5 March, 2011 to 9 March, 2011 (2) 6 March, 2011 to 10 March, 2011 (3) 7 March, 2011 to 11 March, 2011 (4) 8 March, 2011 to 12 March, 2011 30. Who is the Chief Minister of West Bengal? (1) Budhadev Bhatacharya (2) Jyoti Basu (3) Mamata Banerjee (4) None of these 31. Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu? (1) Jaya Lalita (2) M. Karunanidhi (3) Stalin (4) Kanimoghi IMPORTANT PERSONS, BOOK AUTHORS & AWARDS AND SO ON. 32. Who is the CMD of Indian Overseas Bank? (1) Narendra Bhatiya (2) M. Narendra (3) M. Damodaran (4) M. Piyush 33. Who is the PMEA Chairman? (1) C. Rangarajan (2) Chandra Kochhar

(3) C. Ranganathan (4) C. Raman 34. Who is the MD & CEO of ICICI Bank? (1) Chanda Chopra (2) Chanda Kochhar (3) Shobhana Baratiya (4) Chanda Mathur 35. Match the List-I with List-II. List-I (Oscar-2011 Awards) (a) Best Actor (b) Best Actress (c) Best Supporting Actor (d) Best Supporting Actress List-II (Person) (1) Colin Firth The Kings Speech (2) Natalie Portman Black Swan (3) Christian Bale (4) Melissa Leo Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 1 4 2 3 (4) 4 3 2 1 36. Match the List-I with List-II. List-I (Oscar-2011 Awards) (a) Best Director (b) Best Foreign Film director (c) Best Motion Picture (d) Best Foreign Film List-II (Awardee) (1) Tom Hooper (2) Susanne Bier (3) The Kings Speech

(4) A Better World Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 37. Match the List-I with List-II. List-I (Book) (a) From Green to Evergreen Revolution (b)Human Rights Inhuman Wrongs (c) The Truth about Trade (d) Effective Public relations and Media Strategy List-II (Writer) (1) M .S. Swaminathan (2) Vidya Das (3) Clive George (4) C .V. Narasimha Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 4 1 2 3 (4) 3 4 1 2 38. Who was the Chairman of the panel constituted to study the recommendation of National Advisory Council (NAC) on the proposed Food Security Bill? (1) Montek Singh Ahluwaliah (2) Pranab Mukherjee (3) C. Rangarajan (4) Deepak Parikh 39. S. K. Tripathy has been appointed as the new head/chief of (1) Central Bureau of Investigation (2) Research and Analysis Wing. (3) National Advisory Council (4) None of the above

40. The author of The China syndrome: Grappling with Uneasy Relationship is (1) Harsh V. Pant (2) Sara Dbow (3) Era Sezhiyan (4) Y. V. Reddy 41. Central Excise Day is celebrated of (1) February 24 (2) February 28 (3) March 31 (4) April 1 42. Satyanand Mishra has been appointed as the new (1) Chief Information Commissioner (2) Chief Election Commissioner (3) Chief of Research and Analysis Wing (4) None of the above 43. Who wrote the famous book Global Crisis Recession and Uneven recovery on various issues on global recession? (1) C. Rangrajan (2) Montek Singh Ahluwaliah (3) Amritya Sen (4) Y. B. Reddy SPORTS 44. Consider the following statements about world Cup Cricket: (a) Kevin OBrien made World Cup history by hitting the competitions fastest century i.e. 100 of 50 balls. (b) Bettered Aussie Mathew Haydens 66-ball century in 2007 edition. (c) Pakistans Shahid Afridi holds record for fastest ODI hundred ever (in 37 balls). (d) O Briens is sixth overall. (e) Kevin OBrien celebrated his century in Bangalore on 2 March 2011. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) and (b) (2) Only (c) and (d) (3) Only (a) and (e) (4) All of the above 45. Sports Minister Ajay Maken on ____ announced the programme named Operation Excellence London 2012 to in build up to the next years Olympic Games with an aim to strengthen the medal winners after their record breaking performances at the recently concluded commonwealth and Asian Games. (1) 3 March, 2011

(2) 4 March, 2011 (3) 5 March, 2011 (4) 6 March, 2011 46. Who become the first century in Xth World Cup Cricket (2011). (1) Virender Sehwag (2) Virat Kohli (3) Sachin Tendulkar (4) Andrew Strauss 47. Who is the Captain of Australia (World Cup Cricket): (1) Ricky Ponting (2) Mycle Clark (3) Bret Lee (4) None of these 48. Match the List-I with List-II. List-I (World Cup Cricket 2011 Captain) (a) A. Strauss (b) Shahid Afridi (c) S. Al Hasan (d) G. Smith List-II (Country) (1) England (2) Pakistan (3) Bangladesh (4) South Africa Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 3 4 1 2 (3) 3 4 2 1 (4) 4 3 2 1 49. The Mascot of World Cup Cricket (2011) is (1) Dumpy (2) Stumpy (3) Appy (4) Buppy

50. Indias Youngest Grand Master (Chess) is (1) Sourav Ghosal (2) Parimarjan Negi (3) S.P. Sethuraman (4) None of the above 51. The host of 2018 World Cup of Football is (1) Qatar (2) Russia (3) Japan (4) India 52. The Winner of Ashes (series) of cricket is (1) England (2) Australia (3) Zimbabwe (4) Kenya SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 53. A _____ physicist and two USA Scientists have solved a 400-year-old mystery on the working of the Sun, offering a solution that could help predict space weather and plan space missions. (1) Delhi (2) Patna (3) Kolkatta (4) Chennai 54. Consider the following statements about National Science Day: (a) The National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February, 2011. (b) The day is celebrated every year to mark the discovery of Raman Effect by sir C .V. Raman in 1928, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize. (c) Aimed at focusing attention on India Science & Scientists and their role in Indias development. Which of those above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 55. Aquaphobia is the term associated with (1) Water (2) Land (3) Ocean

(4) Well 56. Indias first Atomic Power Plant is (1) Tarapur (2) Mumbai (3) Narora (4) Chennai 57. Food inflation declined by more than one percentage point to ____ for the week ended February 19, 2011, led by a declined in prices of onions, potatoes and pulses. (1) 9.39% (2) 8.39% (3) 10.39% (4) 11.39% 58. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee presented the Union Budget for 2011-12 on ___ (1) 28 February, 2011 (2) 27 February, 2011 (3) 26 February, 2011 (4) 1 March, 2011 59. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukerjee presented the Economic Survey (2011-12) on ____. (1) 26 February, 2011 (2) 25 February, 2011 (3) 27 February, 2011 (4) 28 February, 2011 60. Union Rail Minister Mamata Banerjee presented the Rail Budget (2011-12) on____. (1) 25 February, 2011 (2) 26 February, 2011 (3) 27 February, 2011 (4) 28 February, 2011 61. Milk Production-currently 112 million tonne- has been increasing steadily by about ____ million tonne a year (1) 2.5 (2) 3.5 (3) 4.5 (4) 5.5 62. Wages paid to Mahamta Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has now been linked with (1) Wholesale Price Index (2) Consumer Price Index for Agriculture Labour

(3) Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (4) Food Inflation 63. IMPS is a new term being used in banking sector Its full form is (1) Indian Money Payment Service (2) Interbank Mobile Payment Service (3) International Money Payment Service (4) International Mobile Payment Service 64. Which of the following airways company has been acquired by South Indiss Sun Group? (1) Spice Jet (2) IndiGo (3) Go Air (4) Jet Airways 65. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census? (1) 1951 (2) 1961 (3) 1971 (4) 1977 RAILWAY BUDGET 2011-12 66. Who is the financial commissioner of Railway Board? (1) Samar Jha (2) Sameer Jha (3) Samresh Yadav (4) Somnath Banerjee 67. The Railway have projected an increase in passenger earnings by over ___ per cent to Rs. 30,456 crore. (1) 15.5 (2) 16.5 (3) 17.5 (4) 18.5 68. During financial year 2010-11, with 5.3 percent increase in passenger numbers, the railways revenue is set to grow ___ percent. (1) 11.2 (2) 12.2 (3) 13.3 (4) 14.2 69. Consider the following statements about Railway Budget (2010-11):

(1) Mamata Banerjee announced no increase in freight rates. (2) The Railway has projected a 9.8 percent growth in freight earnings at Rs. 68,260 crore during 2011-12. (3) They are targeting a 7.4 percent jump in freight carriage to 993 million tones during 2011-12. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 70. The Railway surplus is expected to increase ____ percent to Rs. 258.41 crore in 2011-12 Rs. 4,104.50 crore in 2010-11. (1) 18 (2) 20 (3) 28 (4) 30 71. The Plan outlay for 2011-12 has been fixed at Rs. 57, 630, an increase of almost ___ percent, from Rs. 41,642 crore in the current year. (1) 20 (2) 40 (3) 30 (4) 50 72. According to Railway Budget (2010-11), Private investment to Contribute Rs. ____ crore. (1) 1,776 (2) 1,876 (3) 1,676 (4) 1,976 73. Railway Minister has set aside Rs. ____crore for new railway lines. (1) 5,583 (2) 6,583 (3) 9,583 (4) 5,400 74. Railway Minister has set aside Rs. _____ crore for doubling the lines. (1) 5,406 (2) 4,406 (3) 6,406 (4) 7,406 75. Railway Minister has set aside Rs. _____ crore for gauge conversion projects.

(1) 12,820 (2) 13,820 (3) 14,820 (4) 15,820 76. Consider the following statements about Railway Budget (2011-12): (a) 56 new express trains, three new Shatabdis and nine new Duronto trains during 2011-12, besides 47 additional suburban sevices in Mumbai and 50 new suburban services for Kolkata. (b) AC double decker services will be introduced on Jaipur Delhi and Ahmedabad-Mumbai. (c) Services of 33 trains will be extended while frequency of 17 trains will be extended. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 77. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee announced ____ MW gas based power plant at Thakurli in Maharastra for meeting railway requirements. (1) 400 (2) 500 (3) 700 (4) 900 78. Mamata Banerjee announced additional mechanized laundry units will be set up at ____, Chandigarh and Bhopal for improving the quality of linen in trains. (1) Kolkata (2) Nagpur (3) Raipur (4) Kanpur 79. Railway minister proposed non-lapsable fund for socially desirable projects under the name of (1) Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojana (2) Sonia Gandhi Rail Vikas Yojana (3) Mamata Banerjee Rail Vikas Yojana (4) Rajeev Gandhi Rail Vikas Yojana 80. A multipurpose pan-India smart card ____ will be introduced very soon to provide single window package to seamlessly pay for tickets for long distance, suburban, metro travelling. (1) Come India (2) Go India (3) True India (4) Rail India

81. Booking through this portal would be cheaper with a charge of only Rs. ____ for AC classes and Rs. 5 for others. (1) 18 (2) 16 (3) 15 (4) 10 82. The Railway target to load 993 million tones (mt) goods earning Rs. ____ crore during 2011-12. (1) 68,260 crore (2) 65,620 crore (3) 62,620 crore (4) 69,620 crore 83. Match the List-I with List-II. List-(Items) (a) Total Receipts (b) Total Working Expenses (c) Total Expenditure (d) Excess/Shortfall List-II (Railway Budget Estimates in Rs. crore) (2011-12) (1) 109,393.13 (2) 96,450 (3) 97,400 (4) 5,258.41 Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 4 1 2 3 (4) 3 1 4 2 84. According to Railway Budget (2011-12), ratio of net revenue to capital-at-charge and investment from capital fund are ____. (1) 7.6% (2) 5.6% (3) 6.6% (4) 4.6% 85. According to Railway Budget (2011-12), the operating ratio is ___. (1) 91.1%

(2) 81.1% (3) 71.1% (4) 61.1% 86. Indian Railways all set to add 29,000 employees in the coming financial year, including ____ ex-servicemen. (1) 15,000 (2) 16,000 (3) 17,000 (4) 18,000 87. According to Railway Budget (2011-12), the India Railways have ____PSUs (public sector undertakings) under it. (1) 11 (2) 12 (3) 13 (4) 14 88. Match the List-I with List-II. List-(States) (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharastra (c) Gujrat (d) West Bengal List-II (Share of New Train in Railway Budget (2011-12) (1) 12 (2) 21 (3) 12 (4) 29 Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 1 4 (3) 3 1 4 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 89. Match the List-I with List-II. List-(States) (a) Orissa (b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Kerala (d) Bihar List-II (Share of New Train in Railway Budget (2011-12) (1) 8 (2) 12 (3) 9 (4) 6 Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 90. Match the List-I with List-II. List-(States) (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Delhi (c) Rajasthan (d) Karnataka List-II (Share of New Train in Railway Budget (2011-12) (1) 12 (2) 21 (3) 13 (4) 9 Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 4 1 2 2 (4) 3 4 1 2 91. Match the List-I with List-II. List-(States) (a) Punjab (b) Assam

(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Haryana List-II (Share of New Train in Railway Budget (2011-12) (1) 3 (2) 5 (3) 6 (4) 2 Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 92. Consider the following statements about Railways Budget (2011-12).the Railway One Rupee: Income-Comes. (a) Goods traffic earnings 65 paise (b) Passenger earnings 26 paise (c) Other Coaching earnings 3 paise (d) Sundry other earnings 3 paise (e) Miscellaneous receipts 3 paise Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) and (b) (2) Only (c) and (d) (3) Only (e) and (d) (4) All of the above 93. Consider the following statements about Railway s Budget (2011-12), the railway One Rupee: Expenditure goes: (a) Staff Wages and allowances 42 paise (b) Pension Fund 17 paise (c) Fuel 16 paise (d) Depriciation reserve fund 2 paise (e) Stores 4 paise (f) Dividend 6 paise (g) Lease Charges 4 paise (h) Miscellaneous expenditure 9 paise Which of the above statements are true?

(1) Only (a) and (b) (2) Only (c) and (d) (3) Only (e), (f), (g) and (h) (4) All of the above ECONOMIC SURVEY (2010-11) 94. According to Economic Survey (2011-11), as fiscal deflect stands revised at 4.8 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) for the current financial year against the Budget estimates of ___ percent. (1) 4.5 (2) 5.5 (3) 6.5 (4) 7.5 95. The Economic Survey (2010-11) pegged the ___percent growth with a rider that global developments. (1) 7 (2) 8 (3) 9 (4) 10 96. Match the List-I with List-II. List-(Items) (a) Agriculture, foresty & fishing (b) Manufacturing, construction, etc. (c) Trade, hotels, transport and Communication (d) Financing, insurance, realestate & business services List-II (GDP annual growth (2009-10) (1) 1.3% (2) 8.1% (3) 9.7% (4) 9.2% Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 97. Economic Survey (2010-11) expects gross tax revenue to revive its share in GDP to____. (1) 9.8 %

(2) 10.8% (3) 11.8% (4) 12.8% 98. According to Economic Survey (2010-11), India needs to invest ____ billion dollar in the Twelfth Plan (2012-17). (1) 1.125 (2) 1.225 (3) 1.025 (4) 1.325 99. While the overall GDP has grown by 8.62% during 2004-05 to 2010-11, farm GDP has increased by only ____. (1) 2.46% (2) 3.46% (3) 4.46% (4) 5.46% 100. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2010-11). (a) Economic Survey sees GDP surging past 9% in year ahead (b) Fiscal and revenue deflects seen at 4.8%, 3.5% of GDP Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Both (a) and (b) (4) None of these 101. Consider the following statements about agenda for growth, stability: (a) 2011-12 GDP growth seen at 9%, plus or minus 0.2% (b) Agriculture growth at 5.4% in 2010-11, services at 9.6 % (c) Food inflation seems driven by demand Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 102. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2010-11): (a) Economy to grow at least 9% next year and at higher rates in medium-to-long term. (b) High saving and investment due to rising income levels and demographic factors to support further growth. Which of the above statements are true?

(1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Both (a) and (b) (4) None of these. 103. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2010-11): (a) Inflation is a dominant concern, but here to stay at least 1.5 percentage points higher due to strong growth. (b) Further increase in interest rates likely (c) Hints there could be sops for infrastructure financing in Budget Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 104. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2010-11): (a) Two types of bank license suggested for new entrants- one for basic banking another for commercial (b) Environment added as a chapter for the first time, but the message is: green should not stifle growth (c) Contradicts RBI on teaser rates, says innovation has helped expand market Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 105. Consider the following statements are true? (a) Direct cash transfers may help check leakage of subsidy (b) Pitches for rate cap on micro-finance institutions (c) Supports Bill to boost pensions business, wants government to push new pension Scheme Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 106. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2010-11): (a) Prices: The government warns of tougher times ahead (b) Infrastructure: Projects, funds a problem, telecom the silver lining

(c) Retail: Survey bats for FDI in multi-brand retail Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 107. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2010-11): (a) Agriculture: Uphill task for farming, unless Green Revolution-II shows up (b) Industry: Reforms, policy framework needed to sustain output growth Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Both (a) and (b) (4) None of these 108. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2010-11): (a) Financial Inclusion: Broaden savings, integrated it into system to boost growth (b) Fiscal Deflect: Introduction of GST Crucial to raise revenues, narrow gap (3) Human Development: Strike free-a year of relative peace in industrial relations Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above UNION BUDGET (2011-12) 109. Consider the following statements about Economic Survey (2011-12): (a) Credit flow for farmers raised from Rs. 3, 75,000 crore to Rs. 4, 75,000 crore in 2011-12. (b) Allocation for infrastructure raised by 23.3 % to Rs. 2, 14,000 crore (c) Allocation for education up by 24% to Rs. 52,057 crore: for health by 20% to Rs. 26,760 crore. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 110. According to Union Budget (2011-12), a substantial increase in allocation for Defence by 11.6 % to Rs. _____ crore. (a) Exemption limit for individual taxpayers raised from Rs. 1.6 lakh, to Rs. 1.8 lakh, giving uniform tax relief of Rs. 2,000.

(b) Exemption limit raised for senior Citizens from Rs. 2.4 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh; the qualifying age of the rebate reduced from 65 to 60. (c) Higher exemption limit for very senior Citizens (80 years and above) at Rs. 5 lakh. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 111. Consider the following statements about Indirect Tax: (a) Central Excise Duty to be maintained at standard rate of 10% (b) Nominal Central Excise Duty of 1% imposed on 130 items entering the tax net. (c) Basic customs Duty reduced for specified agricultural machinery from 5% to 25%. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 113. Consider the following statements about Service Tax: (a) Standard rate of service Tax retained at 10% (b) Service Tax on air travel raised by Rs. 50 for domestic sector and Rs. 250 for international sector in economy class. In higher classes, it will be 10% flat. (c) Proposal relating to Service Tax estimated to result in net revenue gain Rs. 4,000 crore. Which of the above statements are true? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above 114. Direct Taxes code to be finalized for enactment during 2011-12; to be effective from ___. (1) 1 April, 2012 (2) 1 April, 2011 (3) 1 June, 2012 (4) 1 May, 2011 115. Government Committed to retaining at least ___ ownership and management control of central public sector undertakings. (1) 41% (2) 51%

(3) 55% (4) 60% 116. According to Union Budget (2011-12), housing loan limit under priority sector lending raised to Rs. ___lakh. (1) 15 (2) 25 (3) 30) (4) 35 117. According to Union Budget (2011-12), allocation for Bharat Nirman programme up by Rs. ____ crore from Rs. 58,000 crore. (1) 10,000 (2) 11,000 (3) 12,000 (4) 13,000 118. According to Union Budget (2011-12), from 1 April, 2011, remunerating for Anganwadi workers increased from Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 3,000 a month and Anganwadi helpers from Rs. 750 to Rs. ____ a month. (1) 1,000 (2) 1,200 (3) 1,500 (4) 2,000 119. According to Union Budget (2011-12), financial helps for Metro projects in Delhi, Mumbai Bangalore, Kolkatta and _____. (1) Ahmedabad (2) Kanpur (3) Pune (4) Chennai 120. Pranab Mukherjee has raised allocation under Rashtriya Krishi vikas Yojana to Rs. _____crore. (1) 7,860 (2) 5,660 (3) 8,860 (4) 6,660 121. According to Union Budget (2011-12), which of the following items are cheaper? (1) Bicycles (2) Tea & coffee (3) Desserts (4) All of these 122. According to Union Budget (2011-12), which of the following items are cheaper?

(1) Dry Fruits (2) Diapers (3) CD, VCD & DVD (4) All of these 123. According to Union Budget (2011-12), which of the following items are cheaper? (1) Stationary (2) Kitchenware (3) Shade and Incense (4) All of these 124. According to Union Budget (2011-12), which of the following items are cheaper? (1) Wireless (2) Snacks (3) Purifiers (4) All of these 125. According to Union Budget (2011-12), which of the following items are cheaper? (1) Silk (2) Medicines (3) Only (1) (4) Both (a) and (2) ANSWERS 1. (4) All of the above (a) (b) (c) (d) 2. (1) 1 2 3 4 3. (1) 3 March, 2011 4. (1) 1 March, 2011 5. (2) China 6. (2) Oman 7. (1) Six Pacts 8. (2) 2011-12 9. (2) U .S .A. 10. (1) Defence Programme 11. (3) June 30, 2011 12. (1) Telangala Issue 13. (2) Scrap Ammunition 14. (1) 2 March, 2011

15. (2) 2 March, 2011 16. (1) Libya 17. (4) All of the above 18. (4) All of the above 19. (2) Burj Khalifa 20. (2) Cancun 21. (2) Mongolia 22. (1) U.S .A. 23. (1) April 2011 24. (2) Hong Kong 25. (3) Forests 26. (3) Gujarat 27. (1) 26 February, 2011 28. (3) Kerala 29. (1) 5 March, 2011 to 9 March, 2011 30. (1) Budhadev Bhatacharya 31. (2) M. Karunanidhi 32. (2) M. Narendra 33. (1) C. Rangarajan 34. (2) Chanda Kochhar (a) (b) (c) (d) 35. (1) 1 2 3 4 (a) (b) (c) (d) 36. (1) 1 2 3 4 (a) (b) (c) (d) 37. (1) 1 2 3 4 38. (3) C. Rangarajan 39. (2) Research and Analysis Wing 40. (1) Harsh V. Pant 41. (1) February 24 42. (1) Chief Informatioon Commissioner 43. (4) Y. B. Reddy 44. (4) All of the above 45. (1) 3 March, 2011 46. (1) Virender Sehwag 47. (1) Ricky Pointing (a) (b) (c) (d) 48. (1) 1 2 3 4

49. (2) Stumpy 50. (3) S.P. Sethuraman 51. (2) Russia 52. (1) England 53.(3) Kolkata 54. (4) All of the above 55. (1) Water 56. (1) Tarapur 57. (3) 10.39% 58. (1) 28 February, 2011 59. (2) 25 February, 2011 60. (1) 25 February, 2011 61. (2) 3.5 62. (2) Consumer price Index for Agricultural Labour 63. (2) Interbank Mobile Payment service 64. (1) Spice Jet 65. (4) 1977 66. (1) Somar Jha 67. (2) 16.5 68. (1) 11.2 69. (4) All of the above 70. (3) 28 71. (2) 40 72. (1) 1,776 73. (3) 9,583 74. (1) 5,406 75. (2) 13,820 76. (4) All of the above 77. (3) 700 78. (2) Nagpur 79. (1) Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojana 80. (2) Go India 81. (4) 10 82. (1) 68,260 (a) (b) (c) (d)

83. (1) 1 2 3 4 84. (1) 7.6 % 85. (1) 91.1% 86. (2) 16,000 87. (1) 11 88. (1) 1 2 3 4 a b c d 89. (1) 1 2 3 4 a b c d 90. (1) 1 2 3 4 a b c d 91. (1) 1 2 3 4 92. (4) All of the above 93. (4) All of the above 94. (2) 5.5 95. (3) 9 (a) (b) (c) (d) 96. (1) 1 2 3 4 97. (2) 10.8% 98. (3) 1,025 99. (2) 3.46% 100. (3) Both (a) and (b) 101. (4) All of the above 102. (3) Both (a) and (b) 103. (4) All of the above 104. (4) All of the above 105. (4) All of the above 106. (4) All of the above 107. (3) Both (a) and (b) 108. (4) All of the above 109. (4) All of the above 110. (1) 1, 64,415 111. (4) All of the above 112. (4) All of the above 113. (4) All of the above 114. (1) 1 April, 2012 115. (2) 51% 116. (2) 25 117. (1) 10,000 118. (3) 1,500

119. (4) Chennai 120. (1) 7,860 121. (4) All of these 122. (4) All of these 123. (4) All of these 124. (4) All of these 125. (4) Both (1) and (2)

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