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Ans-- Afghanistan

Which of the following statements is/are correct?1)The UNESCO-Madanjeet Si-ngh Prize for the Promotion ofTolerance and Non-Violence is a prize awarded every two years byUNESCO.2)This award has been instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.3)This prize of US $ 1, 00,000 was made possible by the donationof the Indian diplo-mat Madanjeet Singh who is also the GoodwillAmbas-sador of UNESCO.4) The 2011 awardees are Afgh-anistan's women's rightscam-paigner Anarkali Honaryar and Palestinian peace activistKhaled Abu Awwad.5) All the above statements are correct.

Ans---All the above statements are correct.

Who among the following was chosen for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence in 2002, but was allowed to accept the prize only in November 2011?1) Taslima Nasreen (Bangladesh)2) Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar)3) Francois Houtart (Belgium)4) Abdul Sattar Edhi (Pakistan)5) None of these

Ans-- Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar)

Which of the following days is observed as the International Dayfor Tolerance?1) October 22) November 163) October 244) October 165) November 14

Ans-- November 16Scientists have found the best evidence yet for water just beneaththe surface of Europa. Europa is the icy moon of which of thefollowing planets?1) Mars2) Saturn3) Jupiter4) Venus5) Uranus

Ans--- JupiterWhich of the following countries is not a member of the NuclearSuppliers Group (NSG)?1) USA2) Australia3) Canada4) India5) France

Ans--- IndiaMetro Cash& Carry is planning to invest Rs. 2400 crore in India onnew stores in the next four years. To which country does thisretailing giant belong?1) Germany2) Indonesia3) Singapore4) Malaysia5) USA

Ans---Germany

The renovated Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) of Vijay-nagar, acompletely air-mainta-ined and strategically located humansettlement, was inaugur-ated recently. In which state is thisVijaynagar airfield located?1) Assam2) Nagaland3) Karnataka4) Arunachal Pradesh5) None

Ans--- Arunachal PradeshA delegation from the Unites States Nuclear RegulatoryCom-mission (USNRC) visited the nuclear facilities at Kalpakkam.In which state is Kalpakkam situated?1) Karnataka2) Kerala3) Tamil Nadu4) Maharashtra5) None of these

Ans---Tamil Nadu

The United Nations General Ass-embly has re-elected whoamong the following as a member of the International LawCommission (ILC) for a five- year term?1) Mota Singh2) Narinder Singh3) Swaraj Paul4) P.Venkat Ram Reddy5) None

Ans---Narinder Singh

What is the disinvestment target for the current financial year i.e.1) Rs.25, 000 crore2) Rs.30, 000 crore3) Rs.40, 000crore4) Rs.50, 000 crore5) None

Ans---Rs.40, 000crore

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was arrested for electoral fraudrecently. She was the President of which of the following countriesfrom 2001 to 2010?1) Singapore2) Philippines3) Venezuela4) Honduras5) Vietnam

Ans---Philippines

Sarath Fonseka was sentenced to spend three more years inprison in November 2011. He is the former army chief of which ofthe following countries?1) Nepal2) Mauritius3) Sri Lanka4) Pakistan5) Myanmar

Ans---Sri LankaWhich of the following badmi-nton tournaments was won bySaina Nehwal in the year 2011?1) Singapore Super Series2) Indonesia Super Series3) Hong Kong Super Series4) All England Badminton Championship5) None

Ans---NoneGuru Saidutt excelled in which of the following sports?1) Table Tennis2) Badminton3) Lawn Tennis4) Volleyball5) Basketball

Ans--- BadmintonWhich of the following trains covers the largest rail route in thecountry 4,286 km?1) Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanya Kumari)2) Himsagar Express (Jammu Tawi to Kanya Kumari)3) Dibrugarh-Chennai Express4) Howrah-Amritsar Express5) None of these

Ans--- Vivek Express (Dibrugarh to Kanya Kumari)Sukh Ram was sentenced to five years' imprisonment by aspecial CBI Court in November 2011. He was a Minister of State forCommunications in which of the following governments?1) A.B.Vajpayee2) P.V.Narasimha Rao3) Rajiv Gandhi4) Indira Gandhi5) None

Ans---P.V.Narasimha Rao

Eurasian Union is an economic body designed to reintegrate theformer Soviet economies. Which of the following countries is not amember of this new group?1) Russia2) Kazakhstan3) Belarus4) Georgia5) All the above mentioned countries are members

Ans--- GeorgiaBasil D' Oliveira, the South Africa-born English player passedaway recently. He was a renowned player in which of the followingsports?1) Football2) Cricket3) Rugby4) Basketball5) Boxing

Ans--- CricketWhich Indian leader was honored by Singapore as a "Friend toour Shores" and a "Visionary" in November 2011?1) Jawaharlal Nehru2) Mahatma Gandhi3) Sardar Vallabhbai Patel4) Indira Gandhi5) A.B.Vajpayee

Ans---Jawaharlal Nehru

Which of the following groups/ organizations has funded a sportscentre in Ramallah, Palestine?1) BRICS2) BASIC3) IBSA4) SAARC5) APEC

Ans--- IBSAWhich was the first non-Arab state to recognize the PalestineLiberation Organization (PLO) in 1975?1) India2) Israel3) China4) USA5) France

Ans---IndiaThe Bar Council of India (BCI) was formed in 1961 as aregulatory body for the legal profession governed by the IndianAdvocates Act. It is celebrating its golden jubilee. Who is its presentChairman?1) Satish Abarao Deshmukh2) Ashok K. Parija3) S.Prabakaran4) T.S.Ajith5) None of theses

Ans---Ashok K. Parija

Tipaimukh Dam is a proposed dam on the river Barak in whichstate of India? (This project has led to a controversy between Indiaand Bangladesh)1) Assam2) Nagaland3) Manipur4) Tripura5) Arunachal Pradesh

Ans--- ManipurWhich team was crowned overall champions at the 65th SeniorNational Aquatic Championships in Ranchi in November 2011?1) Karnataka2) Maharashtra3) Railways4) Kerala5) Gujarat

Ans--- Karnataka

Which woman swimmer won 5 gold medals in the 65th SeniorNational Aquatic Championships held in Ranchi in November 2011?1) Pooja Alva2) Richa Mishra3) Bhoomi Motwani4) Talasha Prabhu5) Surabhi Tipre

Ans--- Richa MishraWho won the Men's singles title at the Hong Kong Openbadminton championships in November 2011?1) Lin Dan2) Chen Jin3)Cai Yun4)Fu Haifeng5)None

Ans--- Lin DanWhich of the following teams won the Presidents Cup golftournament in November 2011?1) Internationals2) USA3) Europe4) Australia5) None

Ans--- USAWhich of the following teams has won both the men's andwomen's Kabaddi world cup that was held in Ludhiana inNove-mber 2011?1) Canada2) Pakistan3) USA4) India5) Australia

Ans--- India

Who has been selected for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,Disarmament and Development 2011, an award instituted by theIndira Gandhi Memorial Trust?1) Sheikh Hasina2) Ela Bhatt3) Angela Merkel4) Hillary Clinton5) Medha Patkar

Ans--- Ela BhattWhich city will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games?1) Hambantota (Sri Lanka)2) Glasgow (Scotland)3) Gold Coast (Australia)4) Wellington (New Zealand)5) London (United Kingdom)

Ans---Gold Coast (Australia)Mohammad Zillur Rahman is the President of which of thefollowing countries?1) Pakistan2) Bangladesh3) Iran4) Afghanistan5) Syria

Ans---BangladeshWhich of the following institut-ions decides the Bank rate?1) SEBI2) SBI3) IRDA4) NABARD5) RBI

Ans---RBIWhich scientist was conferred with the Ernesto Illy Trieste Science Prize for 2011 in November 2011? (This prize was instituted by the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World. It carries a cash compo-nent of 1,00,000 dollars. It seeks to honor distinguished scientists from developing countries.)1) Tessy Thomas2) V.K.Saraswat3) C.N.R Rao4) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan5) None of these

Ans--- C.N.R RaoNational Income Accounting, Conduct of Annual Survey of In-dustries, Economic Census and its follow up surveys,compil-ation of index of industrial prod-uction, etc. are some of the activ-ities of which of the following institutions/organizations?1) Reserve Bank of India2) Planning Commission3) Central Statistics Office4)National Development Council5)Unique Identification Authority of India

Ans--- Central Statistics OfficeThe distribution of Teesta river water is a bone of contentionbetween India and which of the following countries?1) Pakistan2) Nepal3)China4)Bangladesh5)Bhutan

Ans---BangladeshWhich of the following organiz-ations/ agencies was set up toboost overall rural development in India?1) RBI2) SIDBI3) NABARD4) SEBI5) None of these

Ans--- NABARDBR Act controls banking activities in India. What does the letter 'R' denote?1) Reformation2) Regulation3) Reporting4) Ranking5) None of these

Ans--- RegulationWho is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?1) Meira Kumar2) Mohammad Hamid Ansari3) Karia Munda4) K.Rahman Khan5) Manmohan Singh

Ans--- Mohammad Hamid AnsariSushil Kumar, the winner of 'Kaun Banega Crorepati', was appointed as the brand ambass-ador for which of the following programmes?1) JNNURM2) IAY3) Bharat Nirman4) MGNREGA5) None of these

Ans--- MGNREGAMario Monti became the new Prime Minister of which of thefollowing countries in November 2011? (He succeeded SilvioBerlusconi)1) France2) Greece3) Italy4) Russia5) Poland

Ans--- ItalyWhich of the following stateme-nts about the InternationalChild-ren's Film Festival is/are correct?1) The 17th International Childr-en's Film Festival was titled 'TheGolden Elephant'.2) The film festival was organiz-ed by the Children's Film Soc-iety ofIndia (CFSI). Nandita Das is the chairperson of CFSI.3) In the Indian competition section, 'Chillar Party' won the BestFeature Film.4) Alafzar(Meadow), an Iranian film, was adjudged the Best FeatureFilm in the Competit-ion International section.5) All the above are correct.

Ans---All the above are correct.

Which of the following countries was suspended from the ArabLeague in November 2011?1) Qatar2) Syria3) Jordan4) Libya5) Saudi Arabia

Ans--- SyriaWhich is the first Indian comp-any to be listed in NASDAQ?1) TCS2) Reliance3) Infosys4) Wipro5) None of these

Ans---Infosys

With which game is Vijay Hazare Trophy associated?1) Hockey2) Football3) Tennis4) Table Tennis5) Cricket

Ans---Cricket

Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?1) Pakistan2) Indonesia3) Singapore4) Malaysia5) Thailand

Ans--- PakistanRenowned cricket writer Peter Roebuck committed suiciderecently. He was the captain of which of the following Englishcounty teams in the 1980s?1) Oxford shire2) Somerset3) Kent4) Essex5) Sussex

Ans--- SomersetWhich city hosted the 17th International Children's Film Festivalin November 2011?1) Mumbai2) Bangalore3) Hyderabad4) New Delhi5) None of these

Ans---Hyderabad

Who was named the Male World Athlete of the Year for 2011 byathletics' governing body, the International Association of AthleticsFederation (IAAF)?1) Yohan Blake (Jamaica)2) Kirani James (Grenada)3) Usain Bolt (Jamaica)4) LaShawn Merritt (USA)5) None of these

Ans--- Usain Bolt (Jamaica)

Sally Pearson, the world 100m hurdles champion, was namedthe Female World Athlete of the year for 2011 by the IAAF. Towhich country does she belong?1) Australia2) New Zealand3) U.K.4) U.S.A.5) Denmark

Ans--- AustraliaWhich of the following awards/ prizes is given for science?1) Templeton Prize2) Jnanpith Award3) Phalke Ratna4) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award5) None of these

Ans--- Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar AwardWho is the author of the book 'The Exile', which is based on thelife of Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of Lahore?1) Chetan Bhagat2) Navtej Sarna3) Mulk Raj Anand4) Khushwant Singh5) None of these

Ans--- Navtej SarnaWhich of the following is not a plantation crop?1) Rubber2) Arecanut3) Cocoa4) Potato5) Coconut

Ans---Potato

The term Bull's eye is associated with which of the followingsports?1) Badminton2) Boxing.3) Shooting4) Cricket5) Hockey

Ans--- ShootingWhich of the following is/are considered as allied agriculturalactivity?1) Poultry2) Fisheries3) Dairy4) Sheep rearing5) All the above

Ans---All the above

Which of the following programmer was launched by thegovernment to develop rural infrastructure in India?1) SHGs2) Bharat Nirman3) JNNURM4) IAY5) None of these

Ans--- Bharat NirmanWhich of the following is not the name of a foreign bank?1) BNP Paribas2) Deutsche Bank3) Barclays4) Cathay Pacific5) RBS

Ans--- Cathay PacificWhich of the following schemes has been successful inattracting children to come to school and get educated?1) MGNREGA2) Food for Work3) Mid Day Meal4) NRLM5) None of these

Ans---Mid Day Meal

Guru Tegh Bahadur Gold Cup tournament is associated withwhich of the following sports?1) Hockey2) Badminton3) Cricket4) Soccer5) None of these

Ans--- HockeyWhere is the National Commodity and Derivatives ExchangeLimited (NCDEX) located?1) Hyderabad2) Mumbai3) Kolkata4) Bangalore5) New Delhi

Ans--- MumbaiWhich former Chief Election Commissioner is the author of thebook 'The Miracle of Democracy: India's Amazing Journey'?1) T.N.Seshan2) M.S.Gill3) B.B.Tandon4) T.S.Krishnamurthy5) Navin Chawla

Ans--- T.S.KrishnamurthyWhat is the full form of 'POS'?1) Permission of Sale2) Point of Sale3) Point of Support4) Potential of Service5) None

Ans--- Point of SaleWhich of the following is not a banking term?1) Overdraft2) CBS3) Equator4) Account payee5) SME Finance

Ans--- EquatorThe Doing Business Report (DBR) is released every year bywhich of the following institutions?1) IMF2) World Bank3) WTO4) ADB5) UNCTAD

Ans--- World BankWhich of the following banking terms is used to describe badloans?1) CBS2) NPA3) RTGS4) Prime Loans5) Prime Assets

Ans---NPAWhich country's currency is called Yen?1) China2) North Korea3) South Korea4) Japan5) Thailand

Ans--- JapanWhich of the following approves the draft of the Five YearPlans?1) Planning Commission2) National Innovation Council3) National Development Council4) Finance Commission5) None of these

Ans--- National Development CouncilWhich of the following is an extra-constitutional andnon-statutory body?1) Election Commission2) Finance Commission3) Planning Commission4) Union Public Service Commission5) None of these

Ans--- Planning CommissionWhich of the following gives Crystal Award?1) WTO2) WEF3) APEC4) IBRD5) ADB

Ans---WEFWhich of the following decides the distribution of tax incomesbetween the central and state governments?1) Law Commission2) Pay Commission3) Planning Commission4) Finance Commission5) Administrative Reforms Commission

Ans--- Finance CommissionWho is the author of the book 'Termites in the Trading System'?1) Jagdish Bhagwathi2) Amartya Sen3) M.S.Swaminathan4) Paul Krugman5) None of these

Ans--- Jagdish BhagwathiWhich of the following is not a football club?1) Chelsea2) Arsenal3) Manchester United4) Monte Carlo5) Liverpool

Ans--- Monte CarloPutrajaya is the administrative capital of which of the followingcountries?1) Malaysia2) Indonesia3) Sri Lanka4) Nepal5) None of these

Ans--- MalaysiaWhich of the following South American countries is a member ofthe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?1) Peru2) Ecuador3) Chile4) Brazil5) Argentina

Ans--- EcuadorWho among the following served as the first chairman of thegoverning body of IBPS?1) Dr. Manmohan Singh2) Sir Smith3) P. C. Mahalanobis4) Dr. J.C. Chakraborthy5) Dr. A.K.Qureshi

Ans--- Dr. Manmohan Singh'Saranda Action Plan', has been recently launched by Rural Development Ministry. It will be implemented firstly in Naxalhit Saranda district of which among the following states?1) Chhattisgarh2) Jharkhand3) Odisha4) Punjab5) Haryana

Ans--- JharkhandHow many key infrastructure sectors are known as Core sector inIndia Economy used for Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data?1) six2) seven3) eight4) ten5) three

Ans--- eightThe Ennahda Party has emerged as largest political party in thefirst elections after the Arab Spring in which among the followingcountries?1) Tunisia2) Syria3) Libya4) Algeria5) Sudan

Ans--- TunisiaIndian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation(IOR-ARC) was initiated by which among the following countries?1) India2) Sri Lanka3) Maldives4) Mauritius5) Nepal

Ans--- MauritiusNabam Tuki has been sworn in as Chief Minister of which amongthe following states recently?1) Nagaland2) Mizoram3) Arunachal Pradesh4) Meghalaya5) Sikkim

Ans--- Arunachal PradeshWho among the following has recently topped the Fortune Indias 50 Most Powerful Women in Business list?1) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw2) Chanda Kochar3) Ekta Kapoor4) Shikha Sharma5) Lalitha Dutta

Ans--- Chanda KocharWhich among the following decides the Saving Banks AccountInterest Rate in India?1) Ministry of Finance2) Reserve Bank of India3) Indian Banks' Association (IBA)4) Banks themselves5) IBPS

Ans--- Banks themselvesFor which among the following criminal activities related toBusiness, tycoon Raj Rajaratnam was sent to jail recently?1) Terrorist Funding2) Insider Trading3) Tax Evasion4) Hawala Transaction5) Smuggling

Ans--- Insider TradingWhich of the following banks recently completed its PlatinumJubilee celebrations?1) Central Bank of India2) Reserve bank of India3) Andhra Bank4) Canara Bank5) IDBI

Ans--- Reserve bank of IndiaUnique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which providesAADHAAR is a part of which among the following?1) National Development Council2) Planning Commission3) Ministry of Home Affairs4) Ministry of Planning and Implementation5) Planning and Statistics

Ans--- Planning CommissionWhich among the following country is the host to 17th SouthAsian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit inNovember 2011?1) Bangladesh2) Maldives3) Nepal4) Pakistan5) India

Ans--- MaldivesAccounts are allowed to be operated by cheques in respect of1) Both saving bank accounts and fixed deposit accounts2) Both saving bank accounts and current accounts3) Both saving bank accounts and loan accounts4) Both saving bank accounts and cash accounts5) Both saving bank account and credit accounts

Ans---Both saving bank accounts and current accounts

Vasanth Sathe , who recently died is known for spearheadingthe move to bring which among the following to India 1980s?1) Personal Computers2) Color TVs3) Washing Machines4) Motor Cycles5) Telecom revolution

Ans---Color TVsRecently which of the following bank celebrated itsCENTENARY Anniversary ?1) Andhra Bank2) Bank of India3) Central Bank of India4) Vijaya Bank5) Canara Bank

Ans---Central Bank of IndiaThe students of which among the following institutions have builtthe 'Jugnu' satellite which is a remote-sensing satellite that willmonitor vegetation and waterbodies?1) IIT Kanpur2) IIT Kharagpur3) SRM University4) Andhra University5) Delhi University

Ans---IIT KanpurWho among the following is the winner of 26th Indira GandhiAward for National Integration?1) Anil Kakodkar2) Amjad Ali Khan3) Mohan Dharia4) Prof. Jagdish Bhagwati5) Prof.Niharika VidyaSagar

Ans---Mohan Dharia

On October 25, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had deregulated the savings bank deposit rates and asked banks to determine their own. Banks are required to offer a uniform rate on deposits up to which among the following amounts?1) Rs. 50,0002) Rs. 1,00,0003) Rs. 1,20,0004) Rs. 1,50,0005) Rs.2,00,000

Ans---Rs. 1,00,000What is the requirement of the minimum capital adequacy ratiounder the new Basel III guidelines released in 2010?1) 9%2) 9.5%3) 10%4) 10.5%5) 11%

Ans---10.5%Which among the following states have topped India HumanDevelopment Report 2011?1) Kerala2) Tamil Nadu3) Himachal Pradesh4) Punjab5) Andhra Pradesh

Ans---KeralaWho among the following is India's Permanent Representativeto the United Nations?1) Arundhati Ghose2) Hardeep Singh Puri3) B N Rau4) Nirupam Sen5) Nidhi Razdan

Ans---Hardeep Singh PuriP. C. Haldar was recently making news for being appointed as interlocutor by the Government to remove bottlenecks on the road to a dialogue in which among the following issues in India?1) Gorkhaland Talks2) Assam Peace Talks3) Jammu & Kashmir Problem4) Naxalite Problem5) Delhi bomb blasts

Ans---Assam Peace TalksBefore it was transferred to Agriculture Insurance Company ofIndia Ltd, the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme was beingimplemented by which among the following companies?1) General Insurance Corporation of India2) Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.3) New India Assurance Company Ltd.4) National Insurance Company Ltd5) Food Corporation of India

Ans---General Insurance Corporation of IndiaAs per the latest data, which among the following is the nearestfigure to the average population of India per bank branch?1) 80002) 130003) 180004) 210005) 25000

Ans---13000Who among the following is the current Chief of NationalSecurity Guards?1) AK Mitra2) JK Dutt3) NPS Aulakh4) Rajan K Medhekar5) Jagadish Patnaik

Ans---Rajan K MedhekarRBI has decided to release Rs 5 coin to mark the 1000 years ofwhich of the following temple recently ?1) Vaishno Devi temple2) Brihadeswara temple3) Kashi Vishwanath temple4) Sabarimala Temple5) Tirumala Dwaraka

Ans---Brihadeswara temple