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1. The INFINET (communication channel for transmission of electroniccommunication by banks) stands for which of the following?

(A)India National & Finance Network

(B)Indian Financial Network

(C)International Financial Network

(D)Indian Financial Information Network(E)None of these

2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) entered in the club of professionals, who have won all fourGrand 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

4. Narrow Money (money in circulation and demand deposits with banks) is acomponent of money supply. Which of following is the measure of Narrow money

in India?

(A)M0

(B)M1

(C)M2

(D)M3

(E)M4

5. Which of following Global organization is considered as the Central Bank of CentralBanks of each and every country of the World?

(A)World Bank

(B)International Monetory Fund

(C)World Trade Organization

(D)Federal Bank

(E)None of these (bank of international settlements)

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6. With which of the following country India is working on Electrical GridInterconnection Project, which could provide at least 500 MW of extra electricity

to this country?

(A)Afghanistan

(B)Nepal

(C)Bhutan(D)Bangladesh

(E)None of these

7. Union Government has agreed to conduct a separate Cast Census just after theNational 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 universegoing" 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

9. According to a recent survey conducted by United Nations Conference on Tradeand Development (UNCTAD) India replaced which of the following country from the

second most desired place of FDIs for Transnational Corporations (TNCs).

(A)China

(B)Brazil

(C)USA

(D)Singapore(E)None of these

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10.Which of following is third most populated country of Asian continent?(A)Japan

(B)Philippines

(C)Bangladesh

(D)Pakistan

(E)None of these Indonesia

11.Who is winner of recently held Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix?(A)Sebastian Vettel

(B)Felipe Massa

(C)Jenson Button

(D)Fernando Alonso

(E)None of these

12.Inflation slipped down because of implementing new series of WPI (Base yearreplaced 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 tocommemorate 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 allprogrammes 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

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15.Recently with which of the following country India signed the MoU on cooperationin 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 / herresignation?

(A)Chief Justice of High Court

(B)Chief Justice of Supreme Court

(C)Governor of the state in question

17.(D)President of India

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

18.is a market for insecticides

Around which of the following planets a mega ring was discovered recently?

(A)Mars

(B)Saturn

(C)Jupiter

19.(D)Uranus

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%

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20.We known that since 1991, India's Foreign Exchange reserves have grownsignificantly. 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

21. consider the following statements:1. Foreign Currency Assets are maintained only by RBI

2. Foreign Currency Assets are maintained only in US Dollars

Which among the above statement is / are correct?(A)1 only

(B)2 only

(C)Both 1 & 2

22.(D)neither 1 nor 2

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

23.(D)C Rangarajan

How often the RBI releases Reserve Bank of Indias Reference Rate for the US

dollar?

(A)Daily

(B)weekly

(C)Biweekly

24.(D)Monthly

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

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25.The Foreign exchange reserves are viewed as a market stabilizing force in anuncertain 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

26.(D)Operational Risk

"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

27.(D)Ministry of Finance

Which among the following is an Information Security Management System (ISMS)

standard ?

(A)ISO 9201

(B)ISO 27001

(C)ISO 14001

28.(D)ISO 9000

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

29.(D)Payment and settlement Systems Data

Gopal Das is the CMD of which of the following PSUs ?

(A)MTNL

(B)BSNL

(C)SAIL

(D)BHEL

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30.Now a days, we read about a new word in business called Crowdsourcing. Whichamong the following fits well as a definition of Crowdsourcing?

(A)Crowdsourcing is to employ more and more people on low wages and get the

work done in smaller units / parts

(B)Crowdsourcing is to invite more and more people to join an organisation's

particular project and leave the project after it gets completed(C)Crowdsourcing is to invite open public to develop a new technology or to carry

out a design task or to create some sort of strategy

(D)Crowdsourcing is allowing the organization to reach to the public and ask them

how is a new technology or a project of a company

31.(E)None of the above

Recently a businessmanHugh 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

32.(E)Telecom

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

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33.In the first half of 2010, the Union Cabinet had given nod to theNational Policy onBiofuels 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 MinimumSupport 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

34.(E)3

Consider the following tagline:

"My Ixus. My style"

The product promoted by the above tagline is ________ ?

(A)A Mobile Phone

(B)A Digital Camera

(C)An E-reader

(D)A Music Gadget


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 / aremost 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
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36.Last few years have seen a significant increase in Bihar's growth. Consider thefollowing 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 amongthe above?

(A)1 only

(B)1 & 2 only

(C)2 & 3 only

(D)2 only

37.(E)3 only

eTREASURY is a product of which of the following companies?

(A)TCS

(B)Infosys(C)Mahindra Satyam

(D)Wipro

38.(E)None of them

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

39.(E)None of them

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

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40.What is the number of digits in the MICR Magnetic Ink Character Recognition codementioned on the white strip at the bottom of the cheque just after the cheque

number?

(A)6

(B)7

(C)8(D)9

41.(E)10

IFSC is an alphanumeric code designed to uniquely identify thebank branches in

India. This is an 11-digit code with the first four characters representing the banks

code, the next character reserved as control character (currently, 0 appears in the

fifth position) and remaining six characters to identify the branch. RBI has advised

all banks to print IFSC on cheque leaves issued to customers. What is the full form

for IFSC Code?

(A)Indian Financial System Code(B)Indian Financial Security Code

(C)International Financial System Code

(D)International Financial Security Code

42.(E)None of them

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

43.(E)None of them

In which year Mission Olympics in Army programme was launched?

(A)1998

(B)1999

(C)2000

(D)2001

(E)2002
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44. Recently we read in the newspapers that The Department of Science &Technology (DST), Government of India is offering guaranteed funds worth Rs 5

crore for the Power of Ideas initiative which is being launched on June 22, 2010.

Which of the following newspapers of India pioneered

the "Power of Ideas" in 2009?

(A)Economic Times(B)Business standard

(C)Hindustan Times

(D)The Hindu Business Line

45.(E)None of them

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

46.(E)Dr. Bimal Jalan

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

47.(E)None of them

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

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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%

49.(E)8.2%

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

50.(E) There is an special emphasis on Financial Inclusion

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.

51.(E)Provision of low cost Information security to customers

During an official visit to China, which among the following ministers recently

plunged himself into controversy and criticism for criticizing the working of Unionhome ministry ?

(A)Anand Sharma

(B)Jai Ram Ramesh

(C)S M Krishna

(D)Sharad Pawar

52.(E)Prithviraj Chavan

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

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53.How many Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER) have beenset up by the Government of India ?

(A)2

(B)3

(C)4

(D)5 Bhopal, Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram, Mohali

54.(E)6

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

55.(E)West Bengal

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

56.(E)None of them

Consider the following sectors / segments of Indian Economy :

1. Telecommunications2. Electricity

3. Competition

4. Coal

5. National highways

for which of the above there are appellate tribunals?

(A)1, 2,

(B)1, 2, 3

(C)1, 2, 3, 4,

(D)1, 2,3, 4, 5

(E)4, 5 `

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57.With which of the following organizations, Harsha Vardhana Singh is related to ___?(A)World Economic Forum

(B)World Bank

(C)International Monetary Firm

(D)World Trade Organization

58.(E)Asian Development Bank

Which of the following cities is coming up with Indias first integrated

municipal solid waste management plant ?

(A)Delhi

(B)Kolkata

(C)Kanpur

(D)Lucknow

59.(E)Bangalore

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

60.(E)1996

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

61.(E)None of them

What is the current number of members of Group of Like-Minded Megadiverse

Countries ?

(A)11

(B)13

(C)15(D)17

(E)18

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62.What is the aim of Easy Exit Scheme 2010 of Government of India?(A)Easy retirement for the Government officers reaching a retirement

(B)To provide easy complete exit to unlisted companies across India that have

stopped functioning according to government records

(C)To grant amnesty to defaulting companies that wish to continue to be in

business from violations of the Companies Act and criminal prosecution.

63.(D)None of them

In which year National Programme for Control of Blindness was launched ?

(A)1972

(B)1976

(C)1977

(D)1979

64.(E)1981

What is the capital of Ecuador?

(A)Bogot

(B)Asuncin

(C)La Paz

(D)Lima

65.(E)Quito

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

66.is generally banker of the government

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 financialaccommodation 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

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67.Many a times we read in the newspapers about margin requirements. Fromthe 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

68.

imply to a cushion against the decline in the value of the

security

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

69.(E)Increase if the securities are sold in open market operations

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

70.(E)Margin Requirements

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.

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71.(The figures in this questions are imaginary). We suppose that Cash Reserve Ratioin 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

72.(E)It will start rationing of credit

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

73.(E)Increasing the Repo Rate

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

74.in the International Monetary Fund

Which among the following is a incorrect statement:

(A)The Reserve Bank of India has the special powers to control and regulate

the commercial banking system

(B)A rise in the bank rate is a strong anti-deflationary monetary tool

(C)Minimum Reserve Requirements are fixed to ensure the liquidity and solvency of

individual commercial banks

(D)Reserve Ratio Requirement is a quicker method than bank rate and OMO (Open

Market Operations) in general credit regulations(E)Rationing of credit is a powerful qualitative monetary tool

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75.Since which year, Reserve bank of India is using the Selective Credit Controlmeasures to control the amount of bank advances against the commodities having

limited supply ?

(A)1949

(B)1956

(C)1969(D)1973

76.(E)1982

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

77.(E)A & B

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

78.(E)All of above

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


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

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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


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

82.(E)Orissa

Which among the following city is not a venue for ICC world Cup 2011?

(A)Chittagong

(B)Kandy

(C)Hambantota

(D)Kotte

83.(E)Nagpur

How many states of India are covered under Boarder Area

Development Programme?

(A)11

(B)13(C)17

(D)21

84.(E)22

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

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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 toprohibit 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

88.(E)Kerala, Bihar

With which of the followingMontreal Protocol is related to ______?

(A)Protection of Whales(B)Protection of Wild Life

(C)Protection of Ozone layer

(D)Nuclear weapons

89.(E)Abandonment of Landmines

In which of the following states of India, Yakshagana, a dance drama is popular?

(A)Tamil Nadu

(B)Karnataka

(C)Kerala

(D)Madhya Pradesh

90.(E)Maharastra

Where is located the seat ofMadhya Pradesh High Court ?

(A)Bhopal (D)Gwalior

(B)Jabalpur (E)Ratlam

(C)Indore

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91.Which among the following is a primary Function of Money?(A)To impart liquidity and uniformity of wealth

(B)To work as basis of Credit System

(C)To work as medium of Exchange

(D)To work as wealth

92.(E)all of the above

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

93.(E)June 1 to July 31

At the end of September 2009, RBI'sReserve 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 IMFs holdings of Indian

Rupees

(B)This is the value by which India's quota exceeds the IMFs holdings of Gold

(C)This is the value by which India's quota is less than the IMFs holdings of Indian

Rupees

(D)This is the value by which India's quota is less than the IMFs holdings of Gold

94.(E)None of them is a correct answer

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


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

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96.In which of the following situations , there will be a likely large speculativedemand 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

97.(E)in all of the above conditions

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

98.Security Guards

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

99.(E)None of them

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

100.Which among the following categories of Non Banking FinanceCompanies has been recently introduced by Reserve Bank of India inFebruary 2010?

(A)Asset Finance Companies (AFCs)

(B)Loan Companies (LCs)

(C)Investment Companies (ICs).

(D)Infrastructure Finance Companies (IFCs)

(E)Non Banking Multinational Companies (NBMCs)

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