Direction (Qs.1-20): Read the following questions carefully and choose your answer from the given five options
Question No : 1
Which of the following cannot be considered as a cash crop?
(1) Tea
(2) Cotton
(3) Jute
(4) Tobacco
(5) Millet
Question No : 2
The Finance Commission ____________
(1) draws up Five Year Plans
(2) formulates Monetary Policy
(3) recommends pay revision of Central Government Employees
(4) adjudicates on the sharing of resources between Centre and the States
(5) None of these
Question No : 3
More and more banks in India these days are setting up their ATMs and discourage people to visit their branches for transaction. Which of the following is/are the limitation(s) of the ATMs which force people to go to branch for transactions?
(A) Lack of human interface.
(B) Communication gap.
(C) Limited cash dispensing ability.
(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)
(4) (A) and (B) both
(5) All (A), (B) and (C)
Question No : 4
Which of the following is NOT one of the core areas identified under the Bharat Nirman Programme?
(1) Irrigation
(2) Computer education in Schools
(3) Rural electrification
(4) Drinking water supply
(5) Rural Housing
Question No : 5
All day-to-day functions to the Panchayat in which of the following states are being operated on electronic system and are web based? (This is being done for the first time in India for a panchayat)
(1) Kerala
(2) Karnataka
(3) Maharashtra
(4) Andhra Pradesh
(5) None of these
Question No : 6
Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of volleyball?
(1) Indian Cup
(2) Ramanujam Trophy
(3) Lincoln Trophy
(4) Dhyanchand Trophy
(5) Him Gold Cup
Question No : 7
The Basel II Accord for Banking Industry is based on three pillars. Which of the following is/are NOT included in the same?
(A) Minimum Capital Requirement.
(B) Supervisory Review.
(C) Market Discipline.
(D) Credit Risk
(1) Only (A)
(2) Both (A) and (C)
(3) Only (D)
(4) Only (A), (B) and (C)
(5) None of these
Question No : 8
Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) are terms most closely related to which of the following industries/markets?
(1) Capital Market
(2) Banking Industry
(3) Commodities market
(4) Mutual fund industry
(5) Money Market
Question No : 9
Which of the following Stock Exchanges is in stage of advanced negotiations to pick up a strategic equity stake in Bombay Stock Exchange?
(1) London Stock Exchange
(2) Tokyo Stock Exchange
(3) New York Stock Exchange
(4) Hong Kong Stock Exchange
(5) None of these
Question No : 10
‘TRAI’ the name which we read very often in the newspapers is a regulatory body associated with which of the following sectors?
(1) Transport
(2) Travel & Tourism
(3) Technical Education
(4) Telecom
(5) None of these
Question No : 11
Bill Gates is associated with which of the following companies?
(1) Infosys
(2) Microtech
(3) Intel
(4) Google
(5) None of these
Question No : 12
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus?
(1) Cancer
(2) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
(3) Rabies
(4) AIDS
(5) Influenza
Question No : 13
Which of the following is NOT a major IT company of India?
(1) HAL
(2) TCS
(3) Infosys
(4) NIIT
(5) Wipro
Question No : 14
How many intertwined rings are shown in the Olympic Flag used these days in the games?
(1) Five
(2) Six
(3) Seven
(4) Three
(5) None of these
Question No : 15
India’s ‘Look East’ trade policy is designed to help particularly members of which of the following group of nations?
(1) SAARC
(2) ASEAN
(3) WTO
(4) NATO
(5) EU
Question No : 16
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps on modifying various rates/ratios to keep the flow of liquidity in the market in a balanced situation. Which of the following rates/ratios/indexes is NOT directly controlled by the RBI?
(1) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)
(2) Bank Rate
(3) Repo Rate
(4) Reserve Repo Rate
(5) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
Question No : 17
At present Indian Rupee is:
(1) partially convertible on current account
(2) fully convertible on current account
(3) partially convertible on capital account
(4) fully convertible on capital account
(5) fully convertible on current and capital account both
Question No : 18
‘Brahmos’ is designed to be used by which of the following?
(1) Indian Navy
(2) Indian Army
(3) Indian Air Force
(4) Border Security Force
(5) All of these
Question No : 19
Which of the following agencies/organisation is setting up India’s first Natural Resource Data Centre in Kolkata?
(1) RBI
(2) SEBI
(3) NABARD
(4) SAARC
(5) BARC
Question No : 20
The Global Non-Violence Day was observed on which of the following days?
(1) 15th August
(2) 14th November
(3) 19th September
(4) 2nd October
(5) 30th January