1. Poverty line is expressed in terms of overall
1) per capita income
2) per capita consumption expenditure
3) per capita entertainment expenditure
4) per capita development expenditure
5) per capita GDP
2. Who among the following is the author of the English novel 'The Namesake'?
1) Shobhaa De
2) Jhumpa Lahiri
3) Shashi Tharoor
4) Upamanyu Chatterjee
5) V.S. Naipaul
3. The abbreviation UIDAI stands for
1) Unique Identification Division of All India
2) Uuique Identification Department of Ancient India
3) Unique Identity Division of Ancient India
4) Unique Identification Authority of India
5) None of these
4. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of-
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Chattisgarh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Maharashtra
5. At the official march past in the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, the Indian contingent was led by-
1) Shuttler Parupali Kashyap
2) Sushil Kumar
3) Paddler Soumyajit
4) Saina Nehwal
5) Chef-de-Mission Brig P.K.M. Raja
6. Who amongst the following Indian contestants in the 2012 London Olympics 10- meter Air Rifle event won a bronze medal?
1) Gagan Narang
2) Vijay Kumar
3) Sushil Kumar
4) Parupali Kashyap
5) Amit Kumar
7. Which of the following is a global international organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations?
1) IMF
2) IDA
3) UNO
4) WTO
5) UNESCO
8. Excise duty is the tax levied on-
1) production of goods
2) import of goods
3) sale of goods
4) profits on the sale of goods
5) income from other sources
9. Union Budget is presented in the Parliament by the-
1) Prime Minister
2) Commerce Minister
3) Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
4) Union Finance Minister
5) Lok Sabha Speaker
10. In the Union Budget for 2011-12, Very Senior Citizens were defined as those who are over-
1) 90 years of age
2) 85 years of age
3) 80 years of age
4) 75 years of age
5) 70 years of age
11. A tax based on the value of the property/ product is called-
1) Fringe Benefit Tax
2) Value Added Tax
3) Minimum Alternative Tax
4) Turnover Tax
5) Ad Valorem Tax
12. Who is the present Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
1) Dr. K.C. Chakraborty
2) Dr. D. Subbarao
3) Dr. Y.V. Reddy
4) Dr. S. Gokarn
5) None of these
13. The term 'Plastic Money' refers to-
1) ATM/ Credit Cards
2) Plastic-coated Currency Notes
3) Foreign Currency Notes
4) Traveller's Cheque
5) None of these
14. It is mandatory to quote which of the following identification number on all large-value financial transactions?
1) PAN
2) Voter ID
3) PIN
4) Ration Card number
5) Phone number
15. Which of the following typhoons hit the east coast of China on 8th August 2012?
1) Saola
2) Haikui
3) Damrey
4) Ferdie
5) Gener
16. The term 'FTZ' stands for-
1) Free Trade Zone
2) Food Trade Zone
3) Foreign Trade Zone
4) Fiscal Trade Zone
5) Financial Trade Zone
17. Which of the following is an American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores?
1) WalMart
2) Alstom
3) IKEA
4) More
5) Spencer's
18. Who amongst the following is a Nobel laureate in Economics?
1) Kaushik Basu
2) Subir Gokarn
3) Dr. Amartya Sen
4) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
5) C. Rangarajan
19. 'Outlook.com' is a new email service launched by-
1) Google
2) Apple
3) Microsoft
4) Rediff
5) Sify
20. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt bagged gold in the 2012 London Olympics in men's 100-metre race as he set an Olympic record of-
1) 10.23 seconds
2) 9.93 seconds
3) 9.63 seconds
4) 9.33 seconds
5) 9.23 seconds
21. Who amongst the following was the legendary classical singer, an exponent of the 'Khayal' form of singing, who passed away in 2011?
1) Jagjit Singh
2) Arjun Singh
3) M.F. Hussain
4) Bhupen Hazarika
5) Bhimsen Joshi
22. Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at-
1) Glasgow
2) Montreal
3) Queensland
4) Gold Coast
5) Beijing
23. Who amongst the following is an American business magnate, investor and phi-lanthropist, Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, who is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th century?
1) Duncan Fletcher
2) Warren Buffett
3) Warren Anderson
4) Niera Radia
5) None of these
24. On 8th August 2012, a 14-member 'Naresh Chandra Task Force' has submitted to the Government of India its report relating to-
1) electoral reforms
2) corruption
3) black money
4) infrastructure sector
5) national security
25. A network of power lines that evacuates electricity from a generating station and operates in a narrow frequency band is known as-
1) Web
2) Mesh
3) Grid
4) Interlock
5) Knit
26. Which of the following is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor which could be in the form of an earthquake, volcanic eruption or an underwater landslide?
1) El Nino
2) Lunar Eclipse
3) High Tide
4) Low Tide
5) Tsunami
27. The form 'ITR-1' is a form for using
1) Income Tax Challan
2) Excise Duty
3) Customs duty
4) Income Tax Return
5) VAT
28. Which of the following is NOT a viral disease?
1) Chicken-pox
2) Influenza
3) Epilepsy
4) Measles
5) Rabies
29. International day of Non Violence is observed every year on-
1) 15th August
2) 2nd October
3) 26th January
4) 31st January
5) None of these
30. A new scheme has been announced in the Budget 2012-13, giving tax exemptions to first-time equity market investors. The scheme is titled as-
1) Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
2) Rashtriya Equity Savings Scheme
3) National Equity Savings Scheme
4) Indira Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
5) Prime Minister's Equity Savings Scheme
31. In addition to India and China, the following nations are also members of 'BRICS'-
1) Bangladesh, Russia and Sri Lanka
2) Belgium, Romania and South Africa
3) Belgium, Russia and Saudi Arabia
4) Brazil, Russia and South Africa
5) Bhutan, Russia and Sri Lanka
32. Which of the following is a voluntary force raised to assist the police in controlling civil disturbances and communal riots?
1) Rapid Action Force
2) Central Industrial Security Force
3) National Security Guard
4) Central Reserve Police Force
5) Home Guards
33. Who amongst the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan in 2012?
1) Jatin Das
2) Mario De Miranda
3) Mira Nair
4) N. Vitthal
5) Limba Ram
34. Who amongst the following is the modern-day spiritual icon and the founder of Art of Living?
1) Baba Ram Dev
2) Acharya Rajneesh
3) Shri Narayan Guru
4) Narendra Dev Acharya
5) Shri Ravi Shankar
35. Which of the following is the national flower of India?
1) Rose
2) Jasmine
3) Lily
4) Lotus
5) Tulip
36. Which of the following is NOT the name of a space shuttle?
1) Enterprise
2) Columbia
3) Iris
4) Discovery
5) Challenger
37. Which of the following is effectively a tax on the carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels?
1) Fuel Surcharge
2) Carbon Surcharge
3) Carbon tax
4)Hazardous emissions tax
5) Fuel Tax
38. The term 'ATM' stands for
1) Alternate to Money
2) Automated Transaction Machine
3) Automated Teller Mechanism
4) Automatic Teller Mode
5) Automated Teller Machine
39. Which of the following is a measure of the impact of our activities on the environment and in particular climate change?
1) Carbon Trajectory
2) Carbon Trail
3) Carbon Track
4) Carbon Footprint
5) Carbon Imprint
40. Which of the following is a statutory quasi-judicial authority mandated by the Parliament to preserve the freedom of press and maintain and improve the standard of newspapers?
1) Press Trust of India
2) Press Information Bureau
3) United News of India
4) NAM News Network
5) Press Council of India
1) per capita income
2) per capita consumption expenditure
3) per capita entertainment expenditure
4) per capita development expenditure
5) per capita GDP
2. Who among the following is the author of the English novel 'The Namesake'?
1) Shobhaa De
2) Jhumpa Lahiri
3) Shashi Tharoor
4) Upamanyu Chatterjee
5) V.S. Naipaul
3. The abbreviation UIDAI stands for
1) Unique Identification Division of All India
2) Uuique Identification Department of Ancient India
3) Unique Identity Division of Ancient India
4) Unique Identification Authority of India
5) None of these
4. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of-
1) Rajasthan
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Chattisgarh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Maharashtra
5. At the official march past in the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, the Indian contingent was led by-
1) Shuttler Parupali Kashyap
2) Sushil Kumar
3) Paddler Soumyajit
4) Saina Nehwal
5) Chef-de-Mission Brig P.K.M. Raja
6. Who amongst the following Indian contestants in the 2012 London Olympics 10- meter Air Rifle event won a bronze medal?
1) Gagan Narang
2) Vijay Kumar
3) Sushil Kumar
4) Parupali Kashyap
5) Amit Kumar
7. Which of the following is a global international organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations?
1) IMF
2) IDA
3) UNO
4) WTO
5) UNESCO
8. Excise duty is the tax levied on-
1) production of goods
2) import of goods
3) sale of goods
4) profits on the sale of goods
5) income from other sources
9. Union Budget is presented in the Parliament by the-
1) Prime Minister
2) Commerce Minister
3) Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
4) Union Finance Minister
5) Lok Sabha Speaker
10. In the Union Budget for 2011-12, Very Senior Citizens were defined as those who are over-
1) 90 years of age
2) 85 years of age
3) 80 years of age
4) 75 years of age
5) 70 years of age
11. A tax based on the value of the property/ product is called-
1) Fringe Benefit Tax
2) Value Added Tax
3) Minimum Alternative Tax
4) Turnover Tax
5) Ad Valorem Tax
12. Who is the present Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
1) Dr. K.C. Chakraborty
2) Dr. D. Subbarao
3) Dr. Y.V. Reddy
4) Dr. S. Gokarn
5) None of these
13. The term 'Plastic Money' refers to-
1) ATM/ Credit Cards
2) Plastic-coated Currency Notes
3) Foreign Currency Notes
4) Traveller's Cheque
5) None of these
14. It is mandatory to quote which of the following identification number on all large-value financial transactions?
1) PAN
2) Voter ID
3) PIN
4) Ration Card number
5) Phone number
15. Which of the following typhoons hit the east coast of China on 8th August 2012?
1) Saola
2) Haikui
3) Damrey
4) Ferdie
5) Gener
16. The term 'FTZ' stands for-
1) Free Trade Zone
2) Food Trade Zone
3) Foreign Trade Zone
4) Fiscal Trade Zone
5) Financial Trade Zone
17. Which of the following is an American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores?
1) WalMart
2) Alstom
3) IKEA
4) More
5) Spencer's
18. Who amongst the following is a Nobel laureate in Economics?
1) Kaushik Basu
2) Subir Gokarn
3) Dr. Amartya Sen
4) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
5) C. Rangarajan
19. 'Outlook.com' is a new email service launched by-
1) Google
2) Apple
3) Microsoft
4) Rediff
5) Sify
20. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt bagged gold in the 2012 London Olympics in men's 100-metre race as he set an Olympic record of-
1) 10.23 seconds
2) 9.93 seconds
3) 9.63 seconds
4) 9.33 seconds
5) 9.23 seconds
21. Who amongst the following was the legendary classical singer, an exponent of the 'Khayal' form of singing, who passed away in 2011?
1) Jagjit Singh
2) Arjun Singh
3) M.F. Hussain
4) Bhupen Hazarika
5) Bhimsen Joshi
22. Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at-
1) Glasgow
2) Montreal
3) Queensland
4) Gold Coast
5) Beijing
23. Who amongst the following is an American business magnate, investor and phi-lanthropist, Chairman & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, who is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th century?
1) Duncan Fletcher
2) Warren Buffett
3) Warren Anderson
4) Niera Radia
5) None of these
24. On 8th August 2012, a 14-member 'Naresh Chandra Task Force' has submitted to the Government of India its report relating to-
1) electoral reforms
2) corruption
3) black money
4) infrastructure sector
5) national security
25. A network of power lines that evacuates electricity from a generating station and operates in a narrow frequency band is known as-
1) Web
2) Mesh
3) Grid
4) Interlock
5) Knit
26. Which of the following is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor which could be in the form of an earthquake, volcanic eruption or an underwater landslide?
1) El Nino
2) Lunar Eclipse
3) High Tide
4) Low Tide
5) Tsunami
27. The form 'ITR-1' is a form for using
1) Income Tax Challan
2) Excise Duty
3) Customs duty
4) Income Tax Return
5) VAT
28. Which of the following is NOT a viral disease?
1) Chicken-pox
2) Influenza
3) Epilepsy
4) Measles
5) Rabies
29. International day of Non Violence is observed every year on-
1) 15th August
2) 2nd October
3) 26th January
4) 31st January
5) None of these
30. A new scheme has been announced in the Budget 2012-13, giving tax exemptions to first-time equity market investors. The scheme is titled as-
1) Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
2) Rashtriya Equity Savings Scheme
3) National Equity Savings Scheme
4) Indira Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
5) Prime Minister's Equity Savings Scheme
31. In addition to India and China, the following nations are also members of 'BRICS'-
1) Bangladesh, Russia and Sri Lanka
2) Belgium, Romania and South Africa
3) Belgium, Russia and Saudi Arabia
4) Brazil, Russia and South Africa
5) Bhutan, Russia and Sri Lanka
32. Which of the following is a voluntary force raised to assist the police in controlling civil disturbances and communal riots?
1) Rapid Action Force
2) Central Industrial Security Force
3) National Security Guard
4) Central Reserve Police Force
5) Home Guards
33. Who amongst the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan in 2012?
1) Jatin Das
2) Mario De Miranda
3) Mira Nair
4) N. Vitthal
5) Limba Ram
34. Who amongst the following is the modern-day spiritual icon and the founder of Art of Living?
1) Baba Ram Dev
2) Acharya Rajneesh
3) Shri Narayan Guru
4) Narendra Dev Acharya
5) Shri Ravi Shankar
35. Which of the following is the national flower of India?
1) Rose
2) Jasmine
3) Lily
4) Lotus
5) Tulip
36. Which of the following is NOT the name of a space shuttle?
1) Enterprise
2) Columbia
3) Iris
4) Discovery
5) Challenger
37. Which of the following is effectively a tax on the carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels?
1) Fuel Surcharge
2) Carbon Surcharge
3) Carbon tax
4)Hazardous emissions tax
5) Fuel Tax
38. The term 'ATM' stands for
1) Alternate to Money
2) Automated Transaction Machine
3) Automated Teller Mechanism
4) Automatic Teller Mode
5) Automated Teller Machine
39. Which of the following is a measure of the impact of our activities on the environment and in particular climate change?
1) Carbon Trajectory
2) Carbon Trail
3) Carbon Track
4) Carbon Footprint
5) Carbon Imprint
40. Which of the following is a statutory quasi-judicial authority mandated by the Parliament to preserve the freedom of press and maintain and improve the standard of newspapers?
1) Press Trust of India
2) Press Information Bureau
3) United News of India
4) NAM News Network
5) Press Council of India
