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 is correct about the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana?
(A) The scheme was launched in a few backward states only.
(B) The aim of the scheme was to provide electricity to all villages having a population of 5000 and above.
(C) The scheme achieved its target in less than 10 years’ time.
(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)
(4) All (A), (B) and (C)
(5) None of these
Question No : 2
India’s first fully dedicated university for Humanities is established in
(1) Lucknow
(2) Delhi
(3) Jaipur
(4) Mumbai
(5) Hyderabad
Question No : 3
National Food Security Management scheme was launched by the Govt of India to achieve which of the following?
(A) Demonstration of improved production technology.
(B) Distribution of high-yield variety seeds.
(C) To distribute fertiliser subsidy to farmers directly in cash.
(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)
(4) Both (A) and (B)
(5) All (A), (B) and (C)
Question No : 4
What is the full form of CFSA as used in financial sectors?
(1) Corporation of Farmers and Subsidiary Allocation
(2) Committee on Financial Sector Assessment
(3) Committee on Farming Sector and Agronomy
(4) Commission to Float Scientific Agriculture
(5) None of these
Question No : 5
Which of the following terms is NOT used in cricket?
(1) Hoops
(2) Maiden over
(3) Stumped
(4) Hattrick
(5) Gulley
Question No : 6
The Government of India is in favour of the consolidation among the public sector banks. What steps are needed to be taken by the Govt. to facilitate the consolidation process?
(A) Changes are required to be done in Banking Regulation Act.
(B) Some changes are needed in the Income Tax Act.
(C) Private participation in banking sector is to be allowed.
(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)
(4) All (A), (B) and (C)
(5) None of these
Question No : 7
Due to which reason the Finance Minister of India is planning to change the present Indian rupees?
(A) New notes will have longer live than old ones
(B) It will be helpful to control black money in Indian economy
(C) It is a condition of World Trade Organisation (WTO).
(1) Only (A)
(2) All (A), (B) and (C)
(3) Only (A) and (B)
(4) Only (C)
(5) Only (B)
Question No : 8
For which field ‘Appan Menon Prize’ is given?
(1) Sports
(2) Social Service
(3) Music
(4) Journalism
(5) Media Reporting
Question No : 9
The “World Food Day” is observed on ___
(1) 10th September
(2) 10th October
(3) 16th October
(4) 16th December
(5) 10th December
Question No : 10
The branch which studies the properties of sound is known as ___
(1) Astrophysics
(2) Cytology
(3) Plasma Physics
(4) Acoustics
(5) None of these
Question No : 11
Which of the following plants is likely to be useful as the alternative of the traditional fuels like petroleum, diesel, etc.?
(1) Maize
(2) Wheat
(3) Jatropha
(4) Paddy
(5) None of these
Question No : 12
What is the full form of the abbreviation MPEDA?
(1) Marine Products Export Development Authority
(2) Milk Products Export Development Authority
(3) Most Productive Employment Development Authority
(4) Milk Production & Export Development Agency
(5) None of these
Question No : 13
The office of which of the following dignitaries has now become almost a paper-free office after the launch of an e-portal there?
(1) Prime Minister of India
(2) President of India
(3) Finance Minister of India
(4) Ministry of External Affairs
(5) None of these
Question No : 14
The Government of India is all set to introduce a scheme for providing subsidy in cash to farmers directly on which of the following items?
(1) Seeds
(2) Farm equipments upto the cost of Rs.1 lakh
(3) Fertilizers
(4) Small Tractors and Tillers
(5) None of these
Question No : 15
Which of the following organizations is planning to introduce a grading system for ‘Stock Brokers’ and has initiated discussions with leading credit rating agencies?
(1) Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
(2) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
(3) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
(4) National Stock Exchange (NSE)
(5) None of these
Question No : 16
When was India’s first ‘Social Development Report’ released?
(1) 2003
(2) 2004
(3) 2005
(4) 2006
(5) None of these
Question No : 17
Many a times we read a term MSS in relation to banking transactions. What is the full form of MSS?
(1) Money Stabilization Scheme
(2) Maturity and Standardization Service
(3) Market Stabilization Scheme
(4) Money Stabilization Service
(5) None of these
Question No : 18
Who amongst the following players became the first batsman to earn 14000 runs in One-Day Internationals (ODIs)?
(1) Rahul Dravid
(2) Sachin Tendulkar
(3) Inzamam ul Haq
(4) Ricky Ponting
(5) None of these
Question No : 19
Which of the following is the full form of ‘WMD’ (the term has been in the news in the recent past)?
(1) World Market Debt
(2) World Meteorological Directory
(3) World Meteorological Day
(4) Weapons of Mass Destruction
(5) None of these
Question No : 20
Norman Borlaug Awards are given for the excellence in which of the following areas?
(1) Sports
(2) Journalism
(3) Social Science
(4) Politics
(5) Agriculture