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GENERAL AWARENESS
1. The Reserve Bank of India in its mid-quarter monetary policy review on March
19, 2013 cut the repo rate by 25 basis points. What is the present repo rate?
1) 8%

2) 8.25%

3) 7.25%

4) 7.5%

5) 7%

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2. Who was crowned Femina Miss India 2013?

1) Navneet Kaur Dhillon

2) Sobhita Dhulipala

4) Srishti Rana

5) Anushka Shah

3) Zoya Afroz

3. According to the Human Development Report 2013 released by the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP), what is India's rank on its human development
index (HDI)?
1) 126

2) 124

3) 136

4) 139

5) 144

4. The International Day of Happiness is celebrated on?

1) May 13

2) August 11

3) August 9

4) March 20

5) May 25

4) 7%

5) 6.5%

5. What is the present reverse repo rate?

1) 6%

2) 6.25%

3) 6.75%

6. Chinua Achebe, the father of African literature, passed away on March 21, 2013.
He belonged to?
1) Sudan

2) Zambia

3) Zimbabwe

4) South Africa 5) Nigeria

7. INS Tarkash, a new warship, joined the Indian Navy in December 2012. It is built
by?

1) Israel

2) China

3) Russia

4) France

5) USA

8. Who was given the Polly Umrigar Award for Cricketer of the Year for 2011-12?
1) Ravindra Jadeja

2) Gautam Gambhir

4) Virat Kohli

5) Rahul Dravid

3) Yuvraj Singh

9. Who was elected President of the Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) in November
2012?
1) K.P.S.Gill

2) V.Dinesh Reddy

4) Ranjit Sinha

5) None of these
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10. Viktor Yanukovych visited India in December 2012. He is the President of?
1) Georgia

2) Ukraine

3) Belarus 4) Kazakhstan

5) Kyrgyzstan

11. South African President Jacob Zuma was re-elected leader of which of the
following parties on December 18, 2012?
2) Congress of the People

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1) Democratic Alliance
3) African National Congress

4) African Peoples' Convention

5) Pan Africanist Congress

12. John Dramani Mahama won a new term as President of which of the following
African countries in December 2012?
1) Nigeria

2) Algeria

3) Kenya

4) Ghana

5) Uganda

13. Congress leader Virbhadra Singh took oath as the Chief Minister of which of the
following states for a record sixth time on December 25, 2012?
1) Haryana

2) Punjab

4) Madhya Pradesh

5) Himachal Pradesh

3) Rajasthan

14. Who has taken over as Chairperson of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to
decide on cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests
and natural resources?

1) Justice Swatanter Kumar

2) Justice P. Jyothimani

4) Justice R.V.Raveendran

5) None of these

3) Justice L.S.Panta

15. Who was re-elected Chairman of the panel of external auditors of the United
Nations in December 2012?
1) V.K.Shunglu

2) Vinod Rai

4) V.S.Sampath

5) None of these

3) H.S.Brahma

16. Who was awarded the Brand Laureate Legendary Award in Malaysia in
December 2012?
1) Aamir Khan

2) Salman Khan

4) Hrithik Roshan

5) Amitabh Bachchan

3) Shah Rukh Khan

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17. Leslie Claudius passed away on December 20, 2012. He was one of the legends of
the game of?
1) Hockey

2) Cricket

3) Lawn Tennis

4) Chess

5) Table Tennis

18. Who was presented with the K.Karunakaran Foundation award, instituted in

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memory of late congress leader, in December 2012?

1) A.K.Antony

2) P.Chidambaram

4) K.V.Thomas

5) S.Jaipal Reddy

3) Vayalar Ravi

19. Who won the inaugural T20 World Cup for the Blind in Bangalore on December
13, 2012?
1) India

2) Pakistan

3) Sri Lanka

4) England

5) South Africa

20. Who was named the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year on
December 20, 2012?
1) Sunil Chhetri

2) Syed Rahim Nabi

4) Robin Singh

5) Manandeep Singh

3) Nirmal Chhetri

21. "My Decade in the Premier League" is written by which of the following soccer
players?

1) David Beckham

2) Wayne Rooney

4) Criastino Ronaldo

5) Iker Casillas

3) Lionel Messi

22. The aim of Janani Suraksha Yojana Program is to?

1) Promote institutional deliveries

2) Provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery

3) Provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement
4) Both 1 and 2

5) All 1, 2 and 3

23. 'Opening Up: My Autobiography' is written by?

1) Nasser Hussain

2) Mike Atherton

4) Alastair Cook

5) Alec Stewart

3) Andrew Strauss

24. World Post Day is celebrated on?

1) January 30

2) August 6

4) October 9

5) November 26

3) September 9

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25. Dudhwa National Park is located in?

1) Gujarat

2) Maharashtra

4) Madhya Pradesh

5) Uttarakhand

3)Uttar Pradesh

26. Monisha Kaltenborn is associ-ated with?

2) Cycling

3) Formula One 4) Tennis

5) Athletics

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1) Golf

27. Which Indian IT company has acquired Lodestone Manage-ment Consultants, a

Swiss company?
1) TCS

2) Infosys

3) Wipro

4) HCL

3) Microsoft

4) Oracle

5) Mahindra Satyam

28. Steve Ballmer is the CEO of?

1) Google

2) Vodafone

5) Apple

29. Which is the only public sector company in the field of life insurance?
1) GIC

2) Sahara Life Insurance

4) LIC

5) Oriental Insurance

3) New India Assurance

30. Which of the following is an example of micro finance?

1) Letter of credit

2) Insurance for life

4) Investment in Mutual Funds

3) Self Help Groups

5) None of these

31. Which of the following terms is not used in the world of ban-king/finance?
1) Devaluation

2) Hard currency

3) Sinking fund

4) Amnesty

5) Preference share

32. ULIP is a product offered by?

1) Banks

2) RBI

3) NABARD

4) TRAI

5) Insurance companies

33. Which of the following corporates is the India partner of American coffee
company Starbucks?
1) Godrej

2) Tata

3) RIL

4) ADAG

5) Aditya Birla

34. CBDT stands for?

1) Central Board of Direct Tariffs

2) Central Board of Direct Taxes

3) Central Board of Daily Taxes

4) Central Board of Direct Taxation

5) None of these
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35. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is located in?

1) Lucknow

2) Pune

3) Nasik

4) Kasargod

5) Kochi

36. Which of the following is not a part of infrastructure?

1) Ports

2) Railways

3) Power

4) Food processing

5) Roads

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37. Which of the following is the oldest development financial institution in India?
1) NABARD 2) UTI

3) IDBI

4) IFCI

5) ICICI

3) Truck

4) Motorcycle

5) SUV

38. Tata Prima is a?

1) Car

2) Tractor

39. Which of the following is an Indian origin banking firm?

1) HSBC

2) Citibank

3) Barclays

4) RBS

5) None of these

2) Tank

3) Hurricane

4) Ship

5) Planet

40. Sandy is a?
1) Missile

41. What is the percent of FDI allowed in insurance and pension sector?
1) 20%

2) 49%

3) 51%

4) 100%

5) 74%

42. Which of the following is a direct tax?

1) VAT

2) Road tax

4) Income tax

5) None of these

3) Infrastructure tax

43. Which of the following is a common man's account?

1) Current account

2) Savings account

4) Temporary account

5) None of these

3) Demat account

44. Money earned from stocks is called?

1) Monetary gain

2) Stocks gain

4) Fringe benefit

5) None of these

3) Capital gain

45. Who is the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports?
1) Manish Tiwari

2) Sachin Pilot

4) Ajay Maken

5) Jitendra Singh

3) Jayanthi Natarajan

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46. Malathion is?

1) An Instrument

2) An Explosive

4) A Vitamin

5) A Protein

3) An Insecticide

47. What does the letter 'S' denote in 'AFSPA'?

2) Security

3) Sovereign

4) Special

5) None of these

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1) State

48. 'Free throw' is a term associated with?

1) Volleyball

2) Football

3) Basketball

4) Baseball

5) Table Tennis

49. The social infrastructure of an economy consists of?

1) Transport, Banking

2) Education, Health

4) Industry, Agriculture

5) None of these

3) Industry, Trade

50. Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary is a Tiger Reserve in the state of?

1) Kerala

2) Karnataka

3) Tamil Nadu

4) Odisha

KEY
1) 4

11) 3

21) 2

31) 4

41) 2

2) 1

12) 4

22) 5

32) 5

42) 4

3) 3

13) 5

23) 2

33) 2

43) 2

4) 4

14) 1

24) 4

34) 2

44) 3

5) 5

15) 2

25) 3

35) 1

45) 5

6) 5

16) 3

26) 3

36) 4

46) 3

7) 3

17) 1

27) 2

37) 4

47) 4

8) 4

18) 2

28) 3

38) 3

48) 3

9) 2

19) 1

29) 4

39) 5

49) 2

10) 2

20) 2

30) 3

40) 3

50) 3

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