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    1. Which was the largest site of Indus Civilization?

    (a) Mohenjodaro (b) Lothal

    (c) Chanhudaro (d) Rakhigarhi

    2. Which is the oldest text in the world?

    (a) Yajur Veda (b) Atharva Veda

    (c) Rig Veda (d) Sama Veda

    3. Which Veda contains cure of diseases?

    (a) Sama Veda (b) Atharva Veda

    (c) Rig Veda (d) Yajur Veda

    4. Ajatasatru was son of:

    (a) Bimbisara (b) Udayin

    (c) Shisunaga (d) None of above

    5. Alexander invaded India in :

    (a) 526 B.C (b) 326 A.D

    (c) 326 B.C (d) 26 B.C.

    6. The famous Indian astronomer Aryabhatta (476 – 520 AD) lived during the reign of:

    (a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya

    (b) Ashoka

    (c) Harsh Vardhana

    (d) Kanishka

    7. Arthashastra was written by:

    (a) Manu (b) Panini

    (c) Harsha Vardhan (d) Kautilya

    8. Chandragupta Maurya was succeeded by:(a) Sannidhata (b) Ashoka

    (c) Hemusara (d) Bindusara

    9. To which king belongs the Lion capitl at 

    Sarnath?

    (a) Chandragupta (b) Kanishka

    (c) Ashoka (d) Harsha

    10. Delhi’s Qutab Minar, the tallest (250ft or 72.5 m)

    free standing stone tower in the world was

    completed by:

    (a) Qutab-u-din Aibak (b) Feroze Tughlaq

    (c) Iltutmish (d) Alauddin Khilji

    11. Founder of the Lodhi Dynasty was:

    (a) Bahlol Lodhi (b) Daulat Khan Lodhi

    (c) Abraham Lodhi (d) Ibrahim Lodhi

    12. First battle of Panipat was fought between?

    (a) Babur & Lodi (b) Akbar & Hemu

    (c) Mughal & British (d) Akbar & Lodi

    13. Grand Trunk Road was built by:

    (a) Babar (b) Sher Shah Suri

    (c) Rana Sanga (d) Birbal

    14. When Humayun was succeeded by Akbar, he

    was:

    (a) 13 years old (b) 14 years old(c) 15 years old (d) 16 years old

    15. Second battle of Panipat was fought between:

    (a) Babur & Lodi (b) Akbar & Hemu

    (c) Mughal & British (d) Akbar & Lodi

    16. Din-e-Ellahi was founded by:

    (a) Aurangzeb (b) Jehangir

    (c) Akbar (d) Shah Jahan

    17. With whose permission did the English set uptheir first factory in Surat?

    (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir

    (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb

    18. The Red Fort was built by :

    (a) Akbar (b) Shahjahan

    (c) Jahangir (d) Sher Shah Suri

    19. Last Sikh Guru was:

    (a) Guru Ramdas (b) Guru Govind Singh

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    (c) Guru Ranjit Singh (d) Guru Angad

    20. Last of the Mughal Ruler was:

    (a) Bahadur Shah Jafar (b) Aurangzeb

    (c) Shah Alam (d) Faroq Siyar

    21. The Indian National Congress was founded in1885 by:

    (a) A.O. Hume (b) Motilal Nehru

    (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Dadabhai Naoroji

    22. The treaty of Versailles humiliated:

    (a) Austria

    (b) France

    (c) Germany

    (d) England

    23. The American Civil War saw the end of:

    (a) Slavery (b) Monarchy

    (c) Landlordism (d) Apartheid

    24. The Opium wars were fought between:

    (a) Britain & China

    (b) Britain & India

    (c) Britain & Poland

    (d) India & China

    25. Waterloo is located in:

    (a) China

    (b)

    (c) France

    (d) Germany

    26. The Second World War started in the year:

    (a) 1939 (b) 1940

    (c) 1941 (d) 1941

    27. The constituent assembly adopted our

    constitution on:

    (a) 15th August 1947

    (b) 26th January, 1946

    (c) 26th November 1949

    (d) 26th January 1950

    28. Who is the custodian of the constitution of 

    India?

    (a) President (b) Parliament

    (c) Vice President (d) Chief Justice

    29. The President of India exercises his power on the

    advice of the:

    (a) Council of Ministers (b) Union Cabinet

    (c) Vice President (d) Parliament

    30. Article 370 of the Constitution deals with:

    (a) Centre-State Relations

    (b) Accession of Jammu and Kashmir in India

    (c) Quantum of State Authority

    (d) Special provision in respect of J & K

    31. Who is the custodian of the Fundamental Rights

    embodied in the Indian Constitution?

    (a) President of India

    (b) Prime Minister

    (c) Supreme Court of India

    (d) State Assemblies

    32. The meetings of Lok Sabha are presided over by:

    (a) Prime Minister (b) Speaker

    (c) Vice President of India (d) President of India

    33. The term of the Rajya Sabha comes to an end

    after:

    (a) 2 years

    (b) 4 years

    (c) 5 years

    (d) Is not subject to dissolution as it is a

    permanent body

    34. The fundamental rights in the Indian

    Constitution are enjoyed by:

    (a) Aliens only

    (b) Adults only

    (c) Indian citizens

    (d) All male citizens of India

    35. The minimum age for a member of the Lok

    Sabha should be:

    (a) 18 years (b) 21 years

    (c) 25 years (d) 30 years

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    36. The International Court of Justice is located at:

    (a) The Hague (b) Geneva

    (c) Amsterdam (d) Vienna

    37. Who appoints the Governors in India?

    (a) Prime Minister (b) Union Cabinet

    (c) President (d) Vice President

    38. A candidate for the office of the president of 

    India should not be less than:

    (a) 35 years (b) 30 years

    (c) 25 years (d) 20 years

    39. In the Indian constitution who has no power

    over money bill (Budget)?

    (a) President

    (b) Lok Sabha(c) Rajya Sabha

    (d) Neither the Lok Sabha nor the Rajya Sabha

    40. Which of the following is a Directive Principle of 

    State Policy?

    (a) Equitable distribution of wealth or the

    socialistic pattern of society

    (b) Provision for Uniform Civil Code

    (c) Free and compulsory education for all

    children below the 14 years of age

    (d) All of the above

    41. Chairman of Constituent Assembly was:

    (a) Rajendra Prasad (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

    (c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) B.R. Ambedkar

    42. Which of the following is true regarding

    International Date Line?

    (a) Longitude

    (b) It is a straight Line

    (c) It is a big circle

    (d) It is a curved line beyond earth

    43. On which of the following planets is the water

    cycle available?

    (a) Venus (b) Earth

    (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

    44. Ozone Hole in the atmosphere is largely caused

    by the presence of:

    (a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen

    (c) Chloro-floro-carbon

    (d) Radio Active Waste

    45. The deepest ocean of the world is:(a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Arctic Ocean

    (c) Indian Ocean (d) Pacific Ocean

    46. The light from the Sun reaches the earth in

    about:

    (a) 8 seconds (b) 8 minutes

    (c) 10 seconds (d) 10 minutes

    47. The largest ocean of the world is:

    (a) Atlantic (b) Indian

    (c) Arctic (d) Pacific

    48. Which of the following is the hottest planet?

    (a) Venus (b) Mercury

    (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

    49. In the context of time, GMT means:

    (a) General Merdian Time

    (b) Greenwich Mean Time

    (c) Global Mean Time

    (d) None of these

    50. The Himalayan Mountain Range is an example

    of:

    (a) Volcanic mountains

    (b) Residual Mountains

    (c) Block Mountains

    (d) Folded Mountains

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    51. Which US-based solar power company won a bid

    to sell solar power in India?

    (a) SunEdison

    (b) SunSol

    (c) SunPow

    (d) SolPow

    52. Which railway station became the first visually-

    challenged-friendly station in India?

    (a) Mysuru

    (b) Itarsi

    (c) Vizag

    (d) Nagpur

    53. Google’s project to provide internet

    connectivity using large balloons is……..(a) Project Balloon

    (b) Project Loon

    (c) Project Internet

    (d) Project Data Free

    54. Which automobile Car Company has roped in

    Argentinian football legend ‘Lionel Messi’ as the

    new global brand ambassador?

    (a) Mahindra & Mahindra

    (b) Toyota

    (c) Tata Motors(d) Chevrolet

    55. What is India’s position in the recently released

    annual report on world’s most valuable nation

    brands compiled by Brand Finance?

    (a) 6th

    (b) 7th

    (c) 8th

    (d) 9th

    56. Men’s Hockey World League final 2015 was held

    at:

    (a) Raipur

    (b) Amritsar

    (c) Mohali

    (d) Jaipur

    57. The 2015 Rugby World Cup (Men) was won by

    which country on 31 October 2015?

    (a) Australia

    (b) New Zealand

    (c) South Africa

    (d)France

    58. The APEC Summit for 2015 was held in which

    city?

    (a) Manila

    (b) Dubai

    (c) Tokyo

    (d) Toronto

    59. ‘The Magic of the Lost Temple’, which is the

    name of a newly released children’s book, is the

    25th book of which noted author?

    (a) Jhumpa Lahiri

    (b) Sudha Murty

    (c) Sheetal Singh(d) Rashmi Vajpayee

    60. What is the name of the Advanced Torpedo

    Defence System developed by the DRDO?

    (a) Mareech

    (b) Khamb

    (c) Sheen

    (d) Jaitsh

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    1. Supreme Court Judges retire upon attaining the

    age of:

    (a) 65 years (b) 62 years

    (c) 68 years (d) 70 years

    2. What was the main feature of Indus valley

    civilization?

    (a) Rural Planning

    (b) Town Planning

    (c) Art and Architecture

    (d) Administrative System

    3. The second atom bomb was dropped on

    Nagasaki on which date?

    (a) Aug. 6, 1914 (b) Aug. 9, 1945

    (c) Aug. 6, 1943 (d) Aug. 9, 1943

    4. ISO-9000 is a :

    (a) Quality Standard Mark (b) Space Project

    (c) Trade Technique (d) Loan Security

    5. Big Cinemas’ an entertainment companybelongs to which of the following business

    groups of India?

    (a) Tata’s (b) Reliance Group

    (c) Mahindra and Mahindra (d) Dalmia Group

    6. Who is the  brand ambassador for National

    Tobacco Control Campaign?

    (a) Rahul Dravid (b) Kapil Dev

    (c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Anil Kumble

    7. Who invented Dynamite?

    (a) Sir Alexander Graham Bell

    (b) Benjamin Franklin

    (c) Thomas Alva Edison

    (d) Alfred B. Nobel

    8. On which date is United Nations Day observed?

    (a) 4 October (b) 12 October

    (c) 19 October (d) 24 October

    9. On which date is Human Rights Day observed?

    (a) 4 December (b) 10 December

    (c) 17 December (d) 23 December

    10. Who is the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

    Award 2015?

    (a) P.V. Sindhu (b) Virat Kohli

    (c) Sania Mirza (d) Abhijeet Gupta

    11. The boundary line b/w India and Pakistan is

    called as:(a)Line of control (b) Radcliffe line

    (c) 38th Parallel (d) Durand Line

    12. Match the columns: 

    State Capital

    (A) Uttaranchal 1. Ranchi

    (B) Chhattisgarh 2. Dispur

    (C) Jharkhand 3. Dehradun

    (D) Assam 4. Raipur

    (a) A - 3, B - 4, C - 1, D - 2  

    (b) A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2(c) A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1

    (d) A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D – 1

    13. Security of Delhi Metro is handled by?

    (a) Delhi Police (b) CISF

    (c) Paramilitary forces (d) SFF

    14. When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is

    called:

    (a) Payment of the cheque

    (b) Drawing of the cheque

    (c) Cancelling of the cheque

    (d) Dishonour of the cheque

    15. The compulsory Education Act ensures

    education to the children up to the age of?

    (a) 10 years (b) 12 years 

    (c) 8 years (d) none of these 

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    Write the parent company of the following brands

    Fair and Lovely

    Ariel

    Gillette DoveHead & Shoulders

    Olay

    Oral-B

    Surf Excel

    Pantene

    Tide

    Bru

    Brooke Bond Red

    Label

    Kissan

    Vicks

    Kwality WallsDuracell

    Lakme

    Pears

    Brooke Bond Taj

    Mahal Wella

    Clinic Plus

    Knorr

    Pure it

    AXE deodorant

    Pepsodent

    Lifebuoy

    Rin DetergentPampers

    Vaseline

    Close up Toothpaste

    Ambi pur

    Sunsilk

    Vim

    Tresemme

    Given below are famous celebrities. List down all the possible brands that you can think of that arepromoted by these actors.

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    Name the current brand ambassadors of the following brands/companies.

    Titan Raga _________________

    Whirlpool Refrigerators _________________

    Boost _________________

    Clear Shampoo _________________BSF _________________

    Anti-tobacco campaign _________________

    Bitia Bachao campaign _________________

    Polio campaign _________________

    Identify the Company from the given tagline

    Fresh N Juicy _________________

    Taste The Feeling _________________

    The taste of India _________________

    Dimag ki Batti Jala de _________________

    Tedha hai Par Mera Hai _________________

    Desh ka namak _________________

    India's International Bank _________________

    Daag Acche hain _________________

    Har Ghar Kuchch Kahta hai _________________

    The best a man can get _________________

    Impossible is nothing _________________

    Just do it _________________

    The Complete Man _________________

    Tyres with Muscle _________________

    Do you have it in you _________________

    Bajaate raho _________________

    Born Tough _________________

    Bond with the best _________________

     

    Identify the manufacturer of the following two wheelers

    Discover _____________

    Pulsar _____________

    Platina _____________

    Activa _____________

    Aviator _____________Unicorn _____________

    Dio _____________

    Stunner _____________

    Access _____________

    Hayate _____________

    Fazer _____________

    Crux _____________Gladiator_____________

    Glamour _____________

    Karizma _____________

    Splendor _____________

    Passion _____________

    Apache _____________

    Wego _____________Jupiter _____________

    Identify the International corporates form its tagline

    Soooo!! GOOOOD!!!!! _________________

    I’m lovin’ it _________________

    Pizzas and much more _________________

    Yeh hai Rishton ka time _________________

    Applying thought _________________

    Think different _________________

    Everything is possible _________________

    Innovation and you _________________

    Wires that don’t catch fire _________________

    Inspire the next _________________

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    1. Who among the following is not a co-founder

    of Facebook?

    (a) Mark Zuckerberg (b) Dustin Moskovitz

    (c) Steve Wozniak (d) Chris Hughes

    2. ‘Nothing like anything’ is the tagline of:

    (a) Nokia (b) Samsung

    (c) Micromax (d) Spice

    3. Which of the following is the tagline of the

    sports company Nike?

    (a) All in (b) Just do it

    (c) Impossible is nothing (d) Just Imagine

    4. Find the odd one out:

    (a) Mountain Dew (b) Slice(c) 7UP (d) Maaza

    5. 'Kitchens of India' ready to eat food, is the

    product of:

    (a) Hamdard (b) ITC Limited

    (c) Britannia (d) MTR

    6. ‘Dettol’ is a product of:

    (a) Procter and Gamble (b) HUL

    (c) Johnson & Johnson (d) Rickitt-Benckiser

    7. Which of the following is the largest employer

    of India?

    (a) Indian Army (b) Indian Oil

    (c) India Post (d) Indian Railways

    8. Which of the following does not belong to the

    Bennet and Coleman group?

    (a) Times of India (b) Economic Times

    (c) Femina (d) Outlook

    9. Who heads the Tata Group at present?

    (a) Ratan Tata (b) Russi Mody

    (c) Cyrus Mistry (d) None of these

    10. Consider the following statements:

    1. WhatsApp has been acquired by Facebook.

    2. Motorola has been acquired by Lenovo.

    Which of the statements given is/are correct?

    (a) 2 only (b) 1 only

    (c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

    11. What is the name of the first indigenously-

    designed and built torpedo launch and recovery

    vessel that was commissioned into the Indian

    Navy?

    (a) INS Akash

    (b) INS Vyom

    (c) INS Ashtradharini

    (d) INS Gagan

    12. Who was nominated as the new head of the

    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

    (IPCC)?

    (a) Hoesung Lee (b) Kim Xiang

    (c) Lime Koex (d) Sue Nali

    13. Who is the new president of BCCI?

    (a) Rajeev Shukla

    (b) Shashank Manohar

    (c) Kiran More

    (d) Chetan Chauhan

    14. In which city, U.N. Climate Change Summit held

    in December 2015?

    (a) New York (b) Madrid

    (c) London (d) Paris

    15. Who has been selected for prestigious 2015

    Nobel Prize in Literature?

    (a) Svetlana Alexievich (b) Maria Upton

    (c) Roes White (d) Karina Benitez

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    1. The Britishers came to India as traders and

    formed company named:

    (a) Indo-British Company

    (b) The Great Britain Company

    (c) Eastern India Company

    (d) East India Company

    2. This form of writing was used by the Egyptians:

    (a) Pictograms (b) Hieroglyphics

    (c) Ebonics (d) Cuneiform

    3. The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a

    term of__________.

    (a) 4 years (b) 5 years (c) 6 years (d) 3 years

    4. Who is the author of the book “A SuitableBoy”?

    (a) Husain Haqqani (b) Vikram Seth

    (c) Ishrat Husain (d) M.J. Akbar 

    5. Match the following books with their authors:

    (A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (i) India divided

    (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (ii) Discovery of India

    (C) Rajendra Prasad (iii) India Wins Freedom

    (D) Bhagat Singh (iv) Why I am an Atheist

    (a) A – i, B – ii, C – iii, D – iv

    (b) A – iii, B – ii, C – I, D – iv

    (c) A – I, B– ii, C – iv, D – iii

    (d) A – iii, B – iv, C – I, D – ii

    6. What did ‘J. B. Dunlop’ invented? 

    (a) Pneumatic rubber tire

    (b) Automobile wheel rim

    (c) Rubber boot

    (d) Model airplanes

    7. Which scientist discovered the radio active

    element ‘Radium’? 

    (a) Isaac Newton (b) Albert Einstein

    (c) Benjamin Franklin (d) Marie Curie

    8. Fields Medal is given in which subject?

    (a) Physics (b) Chemistry

    (c) Botany (d) Mathematics

    9. What is Mendeleev’s contribution to the

    modern day science?

    (a) He invented the Atom Bomb

    (b) He created the first ever clone

    (c) He created the periodic table

    (d) He developed the microwave oven

    10. The World's largest river is:

    (a) Brahmaputra (b) Amazon

    (c) Nile (d) Mississippi

    11. Which country is the highest producer of cars in

    the world in as per latest data release?

    (a) U.S.A (b) Germany

    (c) Japan (d) China

    12. World Bank is also known as:

    (a) International Bank for Reconstruction andDevelopment

    (b) International Bank for Rehabilitation and

    Development

    (c)  International Bank for Refinance and

    Development

    (d) International Bank for Research and

    Development

    13. Park Avenue, Parx, Colorplus, Manzoni etc. are

    the brands of which company?

    (a) Future Group (b) Levi Strauss(c) Raymond (d) Arvind Mills

    14. Who has been appointed as the Brand

    Ambassador of Border Security Force?

    (a) M S Dhoni (b) Virat Kohli

    (c) Rohit Sharma (d) Shikhar Dhawan

    15. ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna’ is associated

    with: 

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    (a) Ration (b) Banking

    (c) Voting (d) Identity 

    16. Who is called the Iron Man of India?

    (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Bhagat Singh

    (c) Vallabh Bhai Patel (d) Udham Singh

    17. The UNO was formed in:

    (a) 1935 (b) 1945 (c) 1955 (d) 1965 

    18. How many rings are present on the Olympic

    flag?

    (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Five

    19. Which country is called the sugar bowl of the

    world?

    (a) China (b) Cuba (c) India (d) Pakistan

    20. Pali is a:

    (a) Computer Program (b) Language

    (c) Computer Virus (d) None of these 

    1. ‘Playing it my way’ is the autobiography of

    which of the following sports person?

    (a) M.C. Mary Kom (b) Yuvraj Singh

    (c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Milkha Singh

    2. ‘As I See’ is a book written by:

    (a) Kiran Bedi (b) Arvind Kejriwal

    (c) Narendra Modi (d) Manmohan Singh

    3. ‘Asthadhyayi’ is a book written by:

    (a) Valmiki (b) Ved Vyas

    (c) Panini (d) Tulsi Daas

    4. The book ‘Things a little bird told me’ is a book

    from the co-founder of Twitter. The name of

    the co-founder is:

    (a) Biz Stone (b) Mark Zuckerberg

    (c) Steve jobs (d) None of these

    5. What is the name of the autobiography of

    ‘Naseeruddin Shah’

    (a) Two Days Later (b) Fir ek Sham Huyi

    (c) And then One day (d) Meri Daastaan

    6. What is the name of the book written thecurrent RBI governor Raghuram Rajan?

    (a) Fault Lines (b) Indian Decline

    (c) Economic Nightmare (d) Reforms

    7. Who is also known as the Indian Shakespeare?

    (a) Chetan Bhagat (b) Kalidaas

    (c) R.K. Narayanan (d) Kabir Daas

    8. Who wrote the India National Anthem?

    (a) B.C. Chatterjee (b) S.C. Naidu(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) Javed Akhtar

    9. Who wrote the Panchtantra?

    (a) Valmiki (b) Ved Vyas

    (c) Vishnu Sharma (d) Tulsi Daas

    10. The White Tiger is a famous book from?

    (a) Khushwant Singh (b) Arvind Adiga

    (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Nathuram Godse

    11. Who is the Man Booker Prize winner of 2014?(a) Eleanor Catton (b) Shashi Tharoor

    (c) V.S. Naipaul (d) None of these

    12. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a famous author. His

    most famous creation is the character:

    (a) Jams Bond (b) Sherlock Holmes

    (c) Mowgli (d) Scrooge

    13. Which one of the following literary works was

    not written by R.K. Narayan?

    (a) Malgudi Days (b) Guide(c) Swami and friends (d) Gardner

    14. Who is the author of Discovery of India and

    Glimpses of World History?

    (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Dadabhai Naoroji

    (c) Jawahar Lal Nehru (d) Sardar Patel

     

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    1. When is Air Force Day celebrated in India?

    (a) 4th October (b) 9th November

    (c) 15th August (d) None of these

    2. When is sparrow day observed in India?

    (a) 20th March (b) 20th October

    (c) 20th November (d) 20th Fanuary

    3. International Women’s Day is observed on:

    (a) 8th March (b) 8th April

    (c) 8th May (d) 8th June

    4. ‘ W Day’ is observed on:

    (a) 24th May (b) 24th June

    (c) 24th July (d) 2  

    5. ‘Labour Day’ is observed on:

    (a) 1st May (b) 1st July

    (c) 1st December (d) 1st June

    6. When is ‘National Hindi Diwas’ celebrated?

    (a) 14th September (b) 15th September

    (c) 16th September (d) None of these

    7. ‘Mandela Day’ is celebrated in honor of Nelson

    Mandela (the famous South African

    revolutionary, politician and philanthropist), on

    his birthday every year. On which day is

    Mandela Day celebrated?

    (a) 17th July (b) 18th July

    (c) 19th July (d) 20th July

    8. When is international Day of Non Violence

    celebrated?

    (a) 15th August (b) 2nd October

    (c) 26th January (d) None of these

    1. The first telescope was built by:

    (a) Galileo (b) Newton

    (c) Hans Lippersheyt (d) David Young

    2. Match the following:

    I. Baird i. Revolver  

    II. Otis ii. Elevator  

    III. Colt iii. Thermometer  

    IV. Tesla iv. Television

    V. Galileo v. Induction Coil 

    3. Write the names of the inventors of:

    (a) Light Bulb ________________(b) Computer ________________

    (c) Telephone ________________

    (d) Braille Language ________________

    (e) Penicillin ________________

    (f) Pasteurization ________________

    (g)  AK-47 ________________

    (h)  Jet Engine ________________

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    1. Which of the following strategies is an example

    of ‘promotion’ for a new brand of hair oil?(a) Packing it in eco-friendly bottles (b) Creating a brand name

    (c) Advertising it as adding shine to hair and

    helping prevent hair fall

    (d) Making it available only in barber shops and

    beauty saloons

    2. The OTC Exchange of India was modelled on

    the lines of which stock exchange?

    (a) NYSE (b) NASDAQ

    (c) Euronext (d) SWX Swiss Exchange

    3. Which of the following actions involves a senior

    manager to perform a decisional role?

    (a) Identifying trends that affect the company

    (b) Allocating funds for developing new products

    (c) Holding group meetings with his junior

    colleagues

    (d) Attending conferences about increasing core-

    competency

    4. Which partner’s association with the companyis unknown to the general public?

    (a) Secret partner (b) Active partner

    (c) Nominal partner (d) Sleeping partner

    5. If two rival companies join hands in order to

    secure a major contract, then this action can

    best be described by which of the following

    terms?

    (a) Outsourcing (b) Strategic alliance

    (c) Networking (d) Industry vertical

    6. Which of the following contracts is not

    applicable in life insurance?

    (a) Unilateral contract

    (b) Indemnity contract

    (c) Conditional contract

    (d) None of these

    7. Employees who inform authorities of wrong

    doings of their companies or co-workers areknown as:

    (a) Wikileakers (b) Whistle blowers

    (c) Spokespersons (d) Black sheep

    8. Under which of the following business

    structures is there separation of ownership and

    management?

    (a) Company (b) Sole proprietorship

    (c) Partnership (d) All business organizations

    9. Which of the following roles is performed by amerchant bank?

    (a) Providing loans, mainly to companies

    (b) Disciplining companies over unethical

    business practices

    (c) Monitor activities of publicly listed companies

    (d) Providing licenses to brokers for trading in the

    stock market

    10. Which of the following practices best defines

    ‘hedging’?

    (a) Reducing credit risks on internationaltransactions 

    (b) Minimizing the effects of global business cycle

    (c) Using transfer pricing between subsidiaries

    (d) Protecting against fluctuating exchange rates

    11. Which is the highest level of need in the

    Maslow theory of motivation:

    (a) Physiological needs

    (b) Social needs

    (c) Self-actualization needs

    (d) Safety needs

    12. What is the full form of USP?

    (a) Unit Sale Pivot

    (b) Unique Selling Proposition

    (c) Unique Selling Presumption

    (d) Unit Sales Production

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    1. Which of the following organizations published

    the World Economic Situation and Prospects

    (WESP) 2016 report?

    (a) World Bank(b) OECD

    (c) United Nations

    (d) WTO

    2. Which of the following countries has won the

    first Blind T20 Asia Cricket Cup?

    (a) Bangladesh

    (b) Sri Lanka

    (c) India

    (d) Pakistan

    3. The first Ministerial Meeting of the Arab-India

    Cooperation Forum took place in which

    country?

    (a) Kuwait

    (b) Bahrain

    (c) Oman

    (d) Yemen

    4. Which of the following is the first railway station

    in India to have free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet

    facility?(a) Chennai Central station

    (b) Mumbai Central station

    (c) New Delhi station

    (d) Kolkata station

    5. Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy is related to which

    sports?

    (a) Hockey

    (b) Badminton

    (c) Volleyball

    (d) Cricket

    6. Which of the following teams has won the 2016

    Premier Badminton League (PBL)?

    (a) Hyderabad Hunters

    (b) Delhi Acers(c) Mumbai Rockets

    (d) Awade Warriors

    7. Which company has launched India’s first social

    mobile wallet ‘Udio’?

    (a) Oxigen

    (b) Twitter

    (c) TranServ

    (d) Facebook

    8. Who has been named as the new CEO of TataMotors?

    (a) Keyur Joshi

    (b) Guenter Butschek

    (c) John Leahy

    (d) Tom Williams

    9. Who won the Nobel Prize in Economics for 2015

    as announced on 12 October 2015?

    (a) Angus Deaton

    (b) Satrick Carl

    (c) Mat Seamons

    (d) Cathy Dennis

    10. What is the name of the book written by former

    Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud

    Kasuri?

    (a) To the Brink & Back

    (b) Neither a Hawk nor a Dove

    (c) The Pakistan Paradox

    (d) The Silk Roads

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    1. Who was known as the Punjab Kesari (Lion of 

    the Punjab)?

    (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Bhagat Singh

    (c) Jatin Das (d) Bipin Chandra Pal

    2. Who is popularly known as 'Father of Indian

    Constitution'?

    (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

    (b) B.R. Ambedkar

    (c) Mahatma Gandhi(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

    3. What is the maximum number of seats in Lower

    House of Parliament?

    (a) 545 (b) 565

    (c) 530 (d) 552

    4. What is the maximum number of seats in Upper

    House of Parliament?

    (a) 250 (b) 210

    (c) 215 (d) 284

    5. Which is the second highest mountain peak in

    the world?

    (a) Kangchenjunga (b) Mount Everest

    (c) K2 (d) Lhotse

    6. What was the name of the first artificial satellite

    that was launched by Russia?

    (a) Sputnik 1 (b) Explorer 1

    (c) HS-333 (d) MILSTAR

    7. “Innovation and You” is the tagline of which

    company?

    (a) Toshiba (b) Sony

    (c) Philips (d) Panasonic

    8. “The Banker to Every Indian” is the tagline of 

    which bank?

    (a) State Bank of India (b) Union Bank

    (c) Deutsche Bank (d) Yes Bank

    9. The headquarters of Pepsico is located at:

    (a) Redmond, Washington

    (b) Detroit

    (c) Purchase, New York

    (d) Palo Alto, California

    10. ____________ acquired Tropicana in 1998 and

    Quaker Oats in 2001.

    (a) Fanta (b) Coca Cola

    (c) Limca (d) PepsiCo

    11. Which FMCG major owns ‘Real’ a beverage

    brand?

    (a) Nestle (b) PepsiCo

    (b) Dabur (d) Coca-Cola

    12. Which of the following is the correct

    description of the Capital Market?

    (a) Stock Markets and Bond Markets

    (b) Banks and Insurance Companies

    (c) RBI and Nationalized Banks

    (d) Stock Markets and Banks

    (e) None of these

    13. Which of the following is not a mode of foreign

    capital inflow in India?

    (a) FDI (b) NRI deposits

    (c) FII (d) None of these

    14. Which of the following terms is used in the field

    of finance and banking?

    (a) Single Bond

    (b) Quantum number

    (c) Adjustment Credit

    (d) Absolute zero

    15. Many times we read a term CBS used in banking

    operations. What is the full form of the letter 'C

    in the term 'CBS'?

    (a) Complete (b) Continuous

    (d) Core (d) None of these

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    16. Where would you find the Great Barrier Reef?

    (a) India (b) USA

    (c) Russia (d) Australia

    17. The present Indian monetary system is based

    on—

    (a) Gold Reserve System(b) Proportional Reserve System

    (c) Convertible Currency System

    (d) Minimum Reserve System

    18. Who is the author of the book “The Test of My

    Life”?

    (a) Yuvraj Singh (b) Rahul Dravid

    (c) Sachin Tendulkar (d) Adam Gilchrist

    19. Which of the following is the tallest building of 

    the world?

    (a) Burj Khalifa (b) Taipei 101

    (c) Sears Towers (d) Pentagon

    20. What does URL stand for?

    (a) Universal Remote Location

    (b) Unidentified Resource Lookup

    (c) Uniform Resource Locator

    (d) None of these

    1. The highest civilian award in India is:

    (a) Bharat heera (b) Bharat Ratna

    (c) Padma Shree (d) Padma Bhushan

    2. Who among the following has not won the

    Bharat ratna Award?

    (a) Lal Krishna Advani

    (b) Morarji Desai

    (c) Jawaharlal Nehru

    (d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

    3. Which is India’s highest military honour?

    (a) Param Vir Chakra (b) Vir Chakra

    (c) Maha Vir Chakra (d) Bharat Ratna

    4. Who gets Dronacharya Award?

    (a) Best Wrestler (b) Best Batsman

    (c) Best Tennis Player (d) Best Coach

    5. On whose name are the Nobel Prizes named?(a) Sir William Nobel (b) Sir Arthur Nobel

    (c) Sir Alfred Nobel (d) Sir Anthony

    6. Who was the first foreigner to win the Bharat

    Ratna?

    (a) Benazir Bhutto

    (b) Winston Churchill

    (c) Nelson Madela

    (d) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

    7. Which of the following awards has not been

    conferred to Amitabh Bachchan?

    (a) Padma Bhushan

    (b) Padma Vibhushan

    (c) Leign of Honour

    (d) Unesco Pyramide con Marni

    8. Who was the first person to win Rajiv Gandhi

    Khel Ratna Award?

    (a) Geet Sethi

    (b) Karnam Malleswari

    (c) Kapil Dev

    (d) Vishwanathan Anand

    9. What is the venue of Olympics 2016?

    (a) Greece (b) Rio (Brazil)

    (c) Delhi (India) (d) Tokyo (Japan)

    10. Which of the following international tennis

    tournaments is held on grass court?(a) Australian Open (b) Wimbledon

    (c) French Open (d) US Open

    11. Which one among the following is the coral

    group of islands of India?

    (a) Andaman (b) Lakshadweep

    (c) Minicoy (d) Nicobar

    12. Who is the current World Chess Champion?

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    (a) Vishwanathan Anand (b) Magnus Carlsen

    (c) Garry Kasprov (d) None of these

    13. For which game Jeev Milkha Singh is famous?

    (a) Basketball (b) Football

    (c) Golf (d) Pole-vault

    14. Who among the following is credited with the

    invention of light-bulb?

    (a) Einstein (b) Edison

    (c) Faraday (d) Tesla

    15. Deficiency of which vitamin in body causes the

    disease Beri-Beri?

    (a) Vitamin-A (b) Vitamin-B

    (c) Vitamin-C (d) None of these

    16. The disease Goitre affects which part of the

    human body?

    (a) Eyes (b) Nose

    (c) Ears (d) Neck

    17. Where is the National Centre for Good

    Governance setup by Indian government?

    (a) Jaipur (b) Delhi

    (c) Bangalore (d) Mussoorie

    18. Which of the following is used in pencils?

    (a) Graphite (b) Lead

    (c) Silicon (d) Charcoal

    19. Washing soda is the common name for:

    (a) Sodium Carbonate

    (b) Calcium Bicarbonate

    (c) Sodium Bicarbonate

    (d)Calcium Carbonate

    20. Which of the following gas is not a Green House

    Gas?

    (a) Methane (b) Nitrous Oxide(c) Carbon Dioxide (d) Hydrogen

    21. Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

    (a) Graphite (b) Silica

    (c) Iron Oxide (d) Charcoal

    22. The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may best called

    as:

    (a) Alkali Metals

    (b) Alkaline Earth Metals

    (c) Transition Metals

    (d) Rare Metals

    23. Heavy water is:

    (a) Deuterium Oxide

    (b) PH7

    (c) Tritium Oxide

    (d) Addition of a substance

    24. The element common to all acids is:

    (a) Hydrogen (b) Oxygen(c) Carbon (d) Sulphur

    25. Find the Odd one out:

    (a) Diamond (b) Graphite

    (c) Carbon (d) Plati

    1. Which of the following currency is the costliest?

    (a) US Dollar

    (b) Bahraini Dinar

    (c) Euro

    (d) British Pound Sterling

    2. Issuing of credit cards is a component of:

    (a) Investment Banking

    (b) Retail Banking

    (c) Rural Banking

    (d) None of these

    3. Which of the following is not a type of cheque?

    (a) Bearer Cheque

    (b) Account Payee Cheque

    (c) Cancelled Cheque

    (d) Running cheque

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    4. Which of the following countries has not

    accepted Euro as its main currency?

    (a) Germany (b) United Kingdom

    (c) France (d) Italy

    5. Which of the following bank was called the

    Imperial Bank of India?

    (a) State Bank of India

    (b) Bank of India

    (c) Central Bank of India

    (d) Reserve bank of India

    6. Which of the following is a function of RBI?

    1. Issue of Bank Notes

    2. It is the banker to the government of India

    3. It is the Custodian of cash reserves of banks. (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 & 3

    (c) All of the above (d) None of these

    7. Who among the following is the 23rd  RBI

    Governor?

    (a) D Subbarao (b) Raghuram Rajan

    (c) Bimal Jalan (d) Y.V. Reddy

    8. Find the odd one out:

    (a) SLR (b) CRR

    (c) Repo Rate (d) IPO

    9. Which of the following is the tagline of State

    bank of India:

    (a) The banker to every Indian

    (b) The nation you can Bank upon

    (c) Hum hain na

    (d) None of these

    10. Which of the following are terms used in stock

    market?

    (a) Bear (b) Bull

    (c) Long (d) IPO

    11. Which of the following is India’s oldest stock

    exchange?

    (a) Amsterdam Stock Exchange

    (b) New York Stock Exchange

    (c) Bombay Stock Exchange

    (d) National Stock Exchange

    12. Which among the following committee

    suggested to establish Insurance Regulatory

    Authority in India?

    (a) Rangrajan Committee

    (b) Malhotra Committee

    (c) Dandekar Committee

    (d) Usha Committee

    13. Which of the following institutions provides

    short term loans to its member countries to

    stabilize their fluctuating economies?

    (a) World bank

    (b) International Monetary Fund

    (c) Reserve Bank of India

    (d) Federal Bank

    14. Who among the following is the current

    president of World Bank?(a) Jim Yong Kim (b) Tony Blair

    (c) Mark Anthony (d) Kofi Annan

    15. Select the correct match:

    i. India I. NASDAQ/NYSE

    ii. China II. EURONEXT

    iii. France III. SSE

    iv. USA IV. NSE/BSE  

    (a) i-I, ii-II, iii-III, iv-IV (b) i-IV, ii-II, iii-I, iv-III

    (c) i-IV, ii-III, iii-II, iv-I (d) i-II, ii-III, iii-IV, iv-I

    1. Which of the following was the first to be

    established?

    (a) United Nations (b) NAM

    (c) League of Nations (d) BRICS

    2. Where is the headquarters of United Nations?

    (a) Geneva (b) Washington D.C.

    (c) New York (d) None of these

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    3. Which of the following is a cultural

    Organization?

    (a) UNESCO (b) WHO

    (c) ILO (d) FAO

    4. Which of the following is not associated with the

    UNO?

    (a) ILO (b) WHO

    (c) ASEAN (d) All of the above

    5. Which of the following was formed by the

    amalgamation of 5 financial institutes (namely

    IBRD, IFC, IDA, MIGA & ICSID)?

    (a) IMF (b) World Bank

    (c) RBI (d) SBI

    6. Which country among the following does nothold the Veto power in the Security Council of

    UN

    (a) USA (b) France

    (c) China (d) India

    7. What is the expansion of ‘E’ in OPEC?

    (a) Energy (b) Economy

    (c) Expenses (d) Exporting

    8. The Red Cross Society has its headquarter in:

    (a) New Delhi (b) Geneva

    (c) Hague (d) Rome

    9. Which of the following country was admitted

    into G7, converting it to G8?

    (a) Ukraine (b) Russia

    (c) Kazakhstan (d) Canada

    10. INTERPOL means

    (a) International Political Conference 

    (b) International Criminal Police Organisation (c) International Association of Police Officers 

    (d) None of these 

    11. What is BRICS?

    (a) It is a type of material used to build buildings 

    (b) It is a fashion brand

    (c) It is an association of five major emerging

    national economies

    (d) It is a group of cricket playing countries

    12. The next G-20 summit will be held at:

    (a) Russia (b) USA

    (c) France (d) None of these

    13. India is not a part of which of the following

    associations?

    (a) BRICS (b) UN

    (c) SAARC (d) ASEAN

    14. Where is the headquarters of ADB (Asian

    Development Bank) located?

    (a) Philippines (b) Manila

    (c) Geneva (d) Hague

    15. Which of the following countries is not amember of ASEAN?

    (a) Cambodia (b) Indonesia

    (c) Canada (d) Malaysia

    16. Which of the following is NOT a Maharatna

    Company?

    (a) Gas Authority of India Limited

    (b) Coal India Limited

    (c) Steel Authority of India Limited

    (d) Airport Authority of India

    17. Today there are ________ Maharatna

    companies in India.

    (a) 5 (b) 6

    (c) 7  (d) 8

    18. Which is India’s largest oil production company?

    (a) ONGC (b) IOC

    (c) OIL (d) GAIL

    19. PSU companies are divided into ________

    categories.(a) 1 (b) 2

    (c) 3 (d) 4

    20. Which company is associated with distribution

    of Aluminium products?

    (a) SAIL (b) HAL

    (c) NALCO  (d) AAI 

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    1. Dena Bank ties up with ________ for Group

    Life Insurance to its Housing Loan customers

    under “Dena Grihaswami Suraksha Yojana”.

    (a) ICICI(b) Axis

    (c) HDFC

    (d) SBI Life

    2. Who was awarded with four world record

    certificates scoring five goals in nine

    minutes?

    (a) Cristiano Ronaldo

    (b) Lionel Messi

    (c) Marco Reus

    (d) Robert Lewandowski

    3. Which bank launches country’s first ‘display

    variant’ debit card?

    (a) ICICI Bank

    (b) Yes Bank

    (c) Axis Bank

    (d) HDFC BanK

    4. Which country has passed Anti-Terrorism

    law to strip dual nationals of their citizenship

    if they are convicted of terrorism offences?

    (a) Japan

    (b) Australia

    (c) Russia

    (d) Austria

    5. The title of Hero World Challenge has been

    conferred upon which of the following

    professional golfer?

    (a) Anirban Lahiri(b) Ricky Fowler

    (c) Patrick Reed

    (d) Bubba Watson

    6. Which city Police has been conferred with

    “Express IT excellence award” in

    acknowledgment with IT initiatives launched

    by them ?

    (a) Chattisgarh Police

    (b) Karnataka Police

    (c) Hyderabad Police

    (d) Lucknow Police

    7. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has block

    its financial aid program to which country?

    (a) Zimbabwe

    (b) Russia

    (c) Ukraine

    (d) Indonesia

    8. Who is named as the Sports Illustrated‘s

    2015 Sportsperson of the Year?

    (a) Sania Mirza

    (b) Lyndrea Price

    (c) Serena Williams

    (d) Venus Williams

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    1. Which of the following statements is/are not

    correct about National Population Register(NPR):

    (a) It is a project of home ministry.

    (b) It is a substitute for Aadhar (UID).

    (c) It collects identity through three biometrics

    photographs, fingerprints and iris impression.

    (d) All the residents above five years of age have

    to be enrolled mandatorily.

    2. What is the purpose of Make in India scheme?

    (a) To make India a global country.

    (b) To encourage small industries in India to open

    branches all over the world.

    (c) To attract businesses from around the world

    to invest and manufacture in India.

    (d) To increase HDI of India.

    3. Niti Aayog has replaced which

    commission?

    (a) Urban Commission

    (b) Finance Commission

    (c) Judicial Commission

    (d) Planning Commission

    4. The scheme by which each MP adopt a village of 

    his/her constituency and then turn them into a

    model village within 2 years is known as?

    (a) Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

    (b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

    (c) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna

    (d) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana

    5. Which of the following org. is associated with

    HRD ministry:

    (a) INDEST(b) National Book Trust

    (c) National Bal Bhavan

    (d) All of above

    6. Correct chronological order? (older to newer)

    (a) Mid Day meal, RTE, SSA

    (b) SSA, Mid Day Meal, RTE

    (c) RTE, Mid Day meal, SSA

    (d) Mid Day Meal, SSA, RTE

    7. Governing council of the Niti Aayog includes

    (1) Prime minister(2) Finance minister

    (3) Chief ministers of all states

    (a) Only 1 and 2

    (b) Only 2 and 3

    (c) Only 1 and 3

    (d) All of them

    8. Which of following statement is true about the

    Economic Growth:

    (a) It refers to increase in Gross Domestic

    Product (GDP) 

    (b) It refers to the long and sustained rise in real

    Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

    (c)  It is characterized by fall in unemployment

    rate 

    (d) Rise in GDP on monetary term 

    9. Market Based economy means:

    (a) All economic decision are taken based on the

    demand and supply forces 

    (b) Some economic decision are taken by

    government and other are left to marketforces 

    (c) Government has full control over the private

    sector 

    (d) Economic decisions are taken after keeping in

    view the social welfare

    10. Sustainable Development implies:

    (a) Sustained rise in real GDP

    (b) Long lasting development without negatively

    impacting the environment

    (c) Full exploitation of natural resources(d) Reduction in unemployment and poverty

    11. Mixed Economy Implies:

    (a) Absence of Public Sector

    (b) Absence of private sector

    (c) Co-existence of public and private sector

    (d) All economic activities are motivated by social

    welfare

    12. Who operates the monetary policy in India?

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    (a) Ministry of Finance

    (b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

    (c) Security and Exchange Board of India

    (d) All of above

    13. Forward Markets Commission (FMC) to be

    merged with which organization?(a) BSE (b) RBI

    (c) SEBI (d) SBI

    14. GAAR Stands for?

    (a) Govt. Anti-Avoidance Rules

    (b) General Anti-Avoidance Rules

    (c) General Arm Avoidance Rules

    (d) None of above

    15. Which was the first Indian bank to provide

    internet banking facility?

    (a) HSBC (b) HDFC bank

    (c) SBI (d) ICICI bank

    16. Which of the following is used for the

    measurement of distribution of income?

    (a) Laffer Curve

    (b) Engel’s Law

    (c) Gini-Lorenz Curve

    (d) Philip Curve

    17.  Liquidity refers to: 

    (a) Wealth available with investors(b) Ease with which assets can be converted into

    the money

    (c) Currency convertibility

    (d) All of above

    18.  Which of following statement is true about the

    Primary deficit? 

    (a) It is difference between Revenue receipts and

    Revenue Expenditure

    (b) It is difference between capital receipts and

    Interest Payment(c)  It is difference between the Fiscal Deficit and

    Interest Payment

    (d) It is addition of Fiscal Deficit and Interest

    Payment

    19. What does the term NSDL stands for?

    (a) National Securities Development Limited

    (b) National Securities Depository Limited

    (c) National Safety Development Limited

    (d) Natural Safety Deployment Limited

    20. What is India’s rank on global corruption index?

    (a) 85th

    (b) 76th

    (c) 67th

    (d) None of above

    21. What is India’s rank on global hunger index?

    (a) 52nd

    (b) 53rd

    (c) 55th

    (d) None of above

    22. Revealed Preference Theory was propounded

    by?

    (a) Adam Smith

    (b) Marshall

    (c) P. A. Samuelson

    (d) J.S. Mill

    23. The annual record for all the monetary

    transactions of a country with other countries of

    the world is known as—

    (a) Balance of trade

    (b) Balance of monetary receipts

    (c) Balance of payments

    (d) Balance-Sheet

    24. One of the essential conditions of monopolistic

    competition is—(a) Many buyers but one seller

    (b) Price discrimination

    (c) Product differentiation

    (d) Homogeneous product

    25. In Economics the terms ‘Utility’ and ‘usefulness’

    have—

    (a) Same meaning

    (b) Different meaning

    (c) Opposite meaning

    (d) None of the above

    26. Gross Domestic Product is defined as the value

    of all—

    (a) Goods produced in an economy in a year

    (b) Goods and services produced in an economy

    in a year

    (c) Final goods produced in an economy in a year

    (d) Final goods and services produced in an

    economy in a year

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    1. The ideal behaviour of an administrator of an

    organization is:

    (a) Influential and essential

    (b) Impartial

    (c) Organization welfare oriented

    (d) Justified according to the situation

    2. The maximum number of members in a private

    company is:

    (a) 7 (b) 10

    (c) 20 (d) 50

    3. The minimum number of directors in a Public

    Company is?

    (a) 2 (b) 3

    (c) 4 (d) 5

    4. In which type of company there is no restriction

    on the transfer of shares:

    (a) Public company (b) Private company

    (c) Both of the above (d) None of the above

    5. The board of director of a Joint Stock Company

    is elected by:

    (a) General Public (b) Government Bodies

    (c) Shareholders (d) Employees

    6. A decision is taken to put capital of the company

    in different assets. What is this decision called:

    (a) Dividend decision

    (b) Investment decision

    (c) Financing decision

    (d) Working capital decision

    7. Which is the highest level of need in the Maslow

    theory of motivation:

    (a) Physiological needs

    (b) Social needs

    (c) Self-actualization needs

    (d) Safety needs

    8. The psychological barriers to effective

    communication does not include which of the

    following:

    (a) Premature evaluation

    (b) Lack of attention

    (c) Faulty translations

    (d) Distrust

    9. The first step in the process of organizing is:

    (a) Departmentalization

    (b) Establishing reporting relationships

    (c) Assignment of duties

    (d) Identification and division of work

    10. The first step in the process of organizing is:

    (a) Departmentalization(b) Establishing reporting relationships

    (c) Assignment of duties

    (d) Identification and division of work

    1. Which city has launched the first metro station

    in the country to run by only women staff?

    (a) Bengaluru

    (b) Lucknow(c) Jaipur

    (d) Mumbai

    2. Orange Day campaign has been organised in

    which Indian State to end violence against

    women as stipulated by the UN General

    Assembly?

    (a) Karnataka

    (b) New Delhi

    (c) Kerala

    (d) Tamil Nadu

    3. Which two Indian banks are going to list theirbonds on the London Stock Exchange?

    (a) Axis and ICICI

    (b) Yes bank and SBI

    (c) ICICI & SBI

    (d) HDFC & YES Bank

    4. To make the rail sector passenger friendly,

    Ministry of Railways launched a scheme for

    waitlisted passengers named _____.

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    (a) Nirnay

    (b) Sujhav

    (c) Vikas

    (d) Vikalp

    5. Who is the Runner-Up of Men’s Wimbledon

    2015?(a) Rafael Nadal

    (b) Andy Murray

    (c) Roger Federer

    (d) Novak Djokovic

    6. What is the name of recently developed world’s

    first malaria vaccine?

    (a) Mosquip

    (b) Mosquin

    (c) Mosquirix

    (d) Mostinct

    7. The G-20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and

    Central Bank Governors was held at?

    (a) Syria

    (b) Turkey

    (c) Greece

    (d) Iran

    8. What is ‘Homonaledi’?

    (a) Newly Discovered Species of Human Relative

    (b) Newly Discovered Plant

    (c) Newly Discovered Drug(d) None of These

    9. 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG)

    being held at?

    (a) South Africa

    (b) Samoa

    (c) Somalia

    (d) Singapore

    10. Book Titled ‘To the Brink and Back: India's

    1991 Story’ is written by?

    (a) Digvijay Singh

    (b) Kapil Sibal

    (c) Manish Tewari

    (d) Jairam Ramesh

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