In which year Hindi announced as the
National Language?
[a] 31 December, 1974
[b] 10 July, 1950
[c] 14 September 1949
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] 10 July, 1950
Which among of the following Languages Urdu is related?
[a] Farsi
[b] Hindi
[c] Turki
[d] None of these
Answer:- [d] None of these
Among these religion whose language is Pali?
[a] Jaina
[b] Buddhu
[c] Hindu
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Buddhu
What is the appropriate meaning of the word ‘Pik’?
[a] Beetal’s Spite etc
[b] Cockoo
[c] Container
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Cockoo
The temple, which is ca1led the “Khajuraho of Assam” is:
[a] Kamakhya
[b]Tirupatl balaji
[c] Madan Kamdeva
[d] Umananda
Answer:- [c] Madan Kamdeva
Lok Saha is the news paper of
[a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Uttar Parades
[c] Maharashtra
[d] Rajasthan
Answer:- [c] Maharashtra
Which among the fol1owing is situated on the bank of Hudson river
[a] New York
[b] USA
[c] Britain
[d]France
Answer:- [a] New York
Which among the following is the, largest stadium?
[a]Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)
[b] Ferozshah Kotla (Delhi)
[c] Eden Garden (Kolkata)
[d] Green Park (Kanpur)
Answer:- [c] Eden Garden (Kolkata)
Which among the following has been named as the ‘Most Exciting Player’ of the year 2004?
[a]Rahul Drvid
[b] Irfan Pathan
[c] Harbhajan Singh
[d] Virender Sehwag
Answer:- [b] Irfan Pathan
‘Duesch Mark’ is the currency
[a] Poland
[b] Netherlands
[c] Germany
[d] Ghana
Answer:- [c] Germany
[a] 31 December, 1974
[b] 10 July, 1950
[c] 14 September 1949
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] 10 July, 1950
Which among of the following Languages Urdu is related?
[a] Farsi
[b] Hindi
[c] Turki
[d] None of these
Answer:- [d] None of these
Among these religion whose language is Pali?
[a] Jaina
[b] Buddhu
[c] Hindu
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Buddhu
What is the appropriate meaning of the word ‘Pik’?
[a] Beetal’s Spite etc
[b] Cockoo
[c] Container
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Cockoo
The temple, which is ca1led the “Khajuraho of Assam” is:
[a] Kamakhya
[b]Tirupatl balaji
[c] Madan Kamdeva
[d] Umananda
Answer:- [c] Madan Kamdeva
Lok Saha is the news paper of
[a] Madhya Pradesh
[b] Uttar Parades
[c] Maharashtra
[d] Rajasthan
Answer:- [c] Maharashtra
Which among the fol1owing is situated on the bank of Hudson river
[a] New York
[b] USA
[c] Britain
[d]France
Answer:- [a] New York
Which among the following is the, largest stadium?
[a]Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)
[b] Ferozshah Kotla (Delhi)
[c] Eden Garden (Kolkata)
[d] Green Park (Kanpur)
Answer:- [c] Eden Garden (Kolkata)
Which among the following has been named as the ‘Most Exciting Player’ of the year 2004?
[a]Rahul Drvid
[b] Irfan Pathan
[c] Harbhajan Singh
[d] Virender Sehwag
Answer:- [b] Irfan Pathan
‘Duesch Mark’ is the currency
[a] Poland
[b] Netherlands
[c] Germany
[d] Ghana
Answer:- [c] Germany
Clouds are found in
[a] Ionosphere
[b] Troposhere
[c] Ozonosphere
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Troposhere
Skin infected disease is
[a] Ringworm
[b] Roundworm
[c] Cholera
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Ringworm
Who was the first scientist to got Bharat Ratana?
[a] C. V. Raman
[b] Chandrasekhar
[c] S. N. Bose.
[d] P. C. Roy.
Answer:- [a] C. V. Raman
Who among of the following there is the first Indian cricketer who played for England?
[a] Dilip Singh
[b] Ranjit Singh
[c] Lala Amarnath
[d] C. K. Naydu
Answer:- [b] Ranjit Singh
Who among of the following there is called the Panchamvesh of Hero?
[a] Bhavbhuti
[b] Bhartbhumi
[c] Viswanath
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Bhavbhuti
The plural from of paper is:
[a] Paper
[b] Papers
[c] Documents
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Documents
The appropriate meaning of Shankara is:
[a] Mixed
[b] Mahadev
[c]Vishnu
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Mixed
Name of first Assamese women’s magazine is:
[a] Priyo Sakhi
[b] Nandini
[c] Ghar Jeuti
[d] Chitralekha
Answer:- [c] Ghar Jeuti
Which element used. in storage Battery?
[a] Led
[b] Aluminum
[c] Copper
[d] Nickel
Answer:- [d] Nickel
C2H5OH is the formula of:
[a] Ethyl Alcohol
[b] Chlorofil
[c] Vinger
[d] Sugar
Answer:- [a] Ethyl Alcohol
[a] Ionosphere
[b] Troposhere
[c] Ozonosphere
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Troposhere
Skin infected disease is
[a] Ringworm
[b] Roundworm
[c] Cholera
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Ringworm
Who was the first scientist to got Bharat Ratana?
[a] C. V. Raman
[b] Chandrasekhar
[c] S. N. Bose.
[d] P. C. Roy.
Answer:- [a] C. V. Raman
Who among of the following there is the first Indian cricketer who played for England?
[a] Dilip Singh
[b] Ranjit Singh
[c] Lala Amarnath
[d] C. K. Naydu
Answer:- [b] Ranjit Singh
Who among of the following there is called the Panchamvesh of Hero?
[a] Bhavbhuti
[b] Bhartbhumi
[c] Viswanath
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Bhavbhuti
The plural from of paper is:
[a] Paper
[b] Papers
[c] Documents
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Documents
The appropriate meaning of Shankara is:
[a] Mixed
[b] Mahadev
[c]Vishnu
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Mixed
Name of first Assamese women’s magazine is:
[a] Priyo Sakhi
[b] Nandini
[c] Ghar Jeuti
[d] Chitralekha
Answer:- [c] Ghar Jeuti
Which element used. in storage Battery?
[a] Led
[b] Aluminum
[c] Copper
[d] Nickel
Answer:- [d] Nickel
C2H5OH is the formula of:
[a] Ethyl Alcohol
[b] Chlorofil
[c] Vinger
[d] Sugar
Answer:- [a] Ethyl Alcohol
Nobel Peace Prize has been given to
—
[a] Alfred Jelinek
[b] Vangari Maathai
[c] Phin E. Kidland
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Vangari Maathai
Which among the following is the coldest planet?
[a] Venus.
[b] Neptune
[c] Pluto
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Pluto
The author of the book ‘The Piano Teacher” is —
[a] Allen Hollinghraust
[b] Vangari Maathai
[c] Alfred Jelineek
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Alfred Jelineek
The second President of the Indian National Congress’ was —
[a] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[b] Badruddin Taiyabjee
[c] Mahatma Gandhi
[d] None of these
Answer:- [d] None of these
The disease due to lack of Vitamin ‘E’ is called —
[a] blindness
[b] Rickets
[c] Problem in delivery of child.
[d] Ben-ben
Answer:- [c] Problem in delivery of child.
The work of Comptroller and Auditor-General is monitored by —
[a] Estimate Committee
[b] President
[c] Prime Minister
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] President
Who among the following is called as the “Father of Missiles”?
[a] Abdul Kalam
[b] Raja Ramanna
[c] P. Chidambaram
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Abdul Kalam
Which among the following statements is true regarding the writ. Habeaas Corpus’?
[a] A prisoner will have to appear in court within one month
[b] A prisoner will have to appear in court within twenty-four hours
[c] A prisoner can move freely
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] A prisoner will have to appear in court within twenty-four hours
The first sitting of Constituent Assembly was held on —
[a] 9th December, 1947
[b] 9th December, 1946
[c] 26th January, 1947
[d] 26th January, 1946
Answer:- [b] 9th December, 1946
Dry Ice is called —
[a] carbon oxide
[b] dry carbondioxide
[c] monoxide
[d] para
Answer:- [b] dry carbondioxide
[a] Alfred Jelinek
[b] Vangari Maathai
[c] Phin E. Kidland
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Vangari Maathai
Which among the following is the coldest planet?
[a] Venus.
[b] Neptune
[c] Pluto
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Pluto
The author of the book ‘The Piano Teacher” is —
[a] Allen Hollinghraust
[b] Vangari Maathai
[c] Alfred Jelineek
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Alfred Jelineek
The second President of the Indian National Congress’ was —
[a] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[b] Badruddin Taiyabjee
[c] Mahatma Gandhi
[d] None of these
Answer:- [d] None of these
The disease due to lack of Vitamin ‘E’ is called —
[a] blindness
[b] Rickets
[c] Problem in delivery of child.
[d] Ben-ben
Answer:- [c] Problem in delivery of child.
The work of Comptroller and Auditor-General is monitored by —
[a] Estimate Committee
[b] President
[c] Prime Minister
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] President
Who among the following is called as the “Father of Missiles”?
[a] Abdul Kalam
[b] Raja Ramanna
[c] P. Chidambaram
[d] None of these
Answer:- [a] Abdul Kalam
Which among the following statements is true regarding the writ. Habeaas Corpus’?
[a] A prisoner will have to appear in court within one month
[b] A prisoner will have to appear in court within twenty-four hours
[c] A prisoner can move freely
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] A prisoner will have to appear in court within twenty-four hours
The first sitting of Constituent Assembly was held on —
[a] 9th December, 1947
[b] 9th December, 1946
[c] 26th January, 1947
[d] 26th January, 1946
Answer:- [b] 9th December, 1946
Dry Ice is called —
[a] carbon oxide
[b] dry carbondioxide
[c] monoxide
[d] para
Answer:- [b] dry carbondioxide
Treckoma is the disease of—
[a] Liver
[b] Neck
[c] Eye
[d] Ear
Answer:- [c] Eye
‘Nagarjuna Project’ is the project of
[a] Orissa
[b] Madhya Pradesh
[c] Andhra Pradesh
[d] Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- [c] Andhra Pradesh
Which among the following has taken highest number of catches In test cricket?
[a] Sunil Gavaskar
[b] Brian Lara
[c] Mark Waugh
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Mark Waugh
Grand Slam’ is related to which among the following games?
[a] Chess
[b] Tennis & Bridge
[c] Badminton
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Tennis & Bridge
Indian Sugar Research Institute is situated at —
[a] Luknow
[b] Agra
[c] Kanpur
[d] Shimla
Answer:- [c] Kanpur
Shivaji was declared as King in the year
[a] 1664
[b] 1646
[c] 1627
[d]1658
Answer:- [a] 1664
‘Sunda Trench’ is situated at
[a] Pacific Ocean
[b] Indus Ocean
[c] Atlantic Ocean
[d] Arctic Ocean
Answer:- [b] Indus Ocean
‘Meenakshi Temple’ is situated at-
[a] Orissa
[b] Madurai
[c] Jaipur
[d] Agra
Answer:- [b] Madurai
If a person is unable to see at the ‘distance of 75 cm. this is called —
[a] Myopia
[b] Hyper myopia
[c] Both [a] & [b]
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Hyper myopia
The wavelength of which colour is less?
[a] Red
[b] Green
[c] Yellow .
[d] Blue
Answer:- [d] Blue
[a] Liver
[b] Neck
[c] Eye
[d] Ear
Answer:- [c] Eye
‘Nagarjuna Project’ is the project of
[a] Orissa
[b] Madhya Pradesh
[c] Andhra Pradesh
[d] Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- [c] Andhra Pradesh
Which among the following has taken highest number of catches In test cricket?
[a] Sunil Gavaskar
[b] Brian Lara
[c] Mark Waugh
[d] None of these
Answer:- [c] Mark Waugh
Grand Slam’ is related to which among the following games?
[a] Chess
[b] Tennis & Bridge
[c] Badminton
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Tennis & Bridge
Indian Sugar Research Institute is situated at —
[a] Luknow
[b] Agra
[c] Kanpur
[d] Shimla
Answer:- [c] Kanpur
Shivaji was declared as King in the year
[a] 1664
[b] 1646
[c] 1627
[d]1658
Answer:- [a] 1664
‘Sunda Trench’ is situated at
[a] Pacific Ocean
[b] Indus Ocean
[c] Atlantic Ocean
[d] Arctic Ocean
Answer:- [b] Indus Ocean
‘Meenakshi Temple’ is situated at-
[a] Orissa
[b] Madurai
[c] Jaipur
[d] Agra
Answer:- [b] Madurai
If a person is unable to see at the ‘distance of 75 cm. this is called —
[a] Myopia
[b] Hyper myopia
[c] Both [a] & [b]
[d] None of these
Answer:- [b] Hyper myopia
The wavelength of which colour is less?
[a] Red
[b] Green
[c] Yellow .
[d] Blue
Answer:- [d] Blue
In the first bionic man of the
world, Rex, where did the synthetic blood come from?
(a) MIT
(b) Swansea
(c) University College London
(d) Sheffield University
Answer: (d) Sheffield University
Curiosity is on a _________ mission on Mars for finding out the chemical and geologic conditions on Mars which are required for supporting as well as preserving the microbial life. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
(a) 3-year
(b) 5-year
(c) 2-year
(d) 10-year
Answer: (c) 2-Year
NASA on 9 February 2013 announced that its Mars rover Curiosity drilled into the surface of the planet for first time. Which of the following statements is not true in context to this statement?
(a) As an outcome of the drilling, the pictures were sent by Curiosity which depicted a hole of around 0.63 inches wide and 2.5 inches deep in the finegrained sedimentary bedrock.
(b) Engineers are absolutely clear whether the powder was produced in what quantity but it is enough for laboratory analysis.
(c) NASA announced that using drill was the biggest achievement for the team of Curiosity ever since the rover landed on Mars in August 2012.
(d) The final target of Curiosity is 3-mile- (5-km) high mound of layered sediment which rises from floor of Gale Crater landing site.
Answer: (b) Engineers are absolutely clear whether the powder was produced in what quantity but it is enough for laboratory analysis.
A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites found on 12 February 2013 that large parts of the arid __________ region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
(a) Middle East
(b) South Eastern
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) North Western
Answer: (a) Middle East
Astronomers in the third week of February 2013 discovered six speeding stars which were racing through the space at a speed of million kilometres per hour. The mass of these stars is equivalent to what?
(a) Moon
(b) Earth
(c) Milky Way
(d) Sun
Answer: (d) Sun
NASA scientists discovered the youngest black hole in our galaxy, Milky Way in February 2013. How far is this black hole from Earth?
(a) 26000 light years away
(b) 12000 light years away
(c) 10000 light years away
(d) 25000 light years away
Answer: (a) 26000 light years away
The core of Milky Way is actually cloaked in dust which makes all stars unclear from telescopes of the astronomers, except the brightest stars. But these hypervelocity stars were useful in providing a peep into _________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
(a) Deaths of stars in Milky Way
(b) Birth of the stars in the universe
(c) Deaths of the stars around the Sun
(d) Formation of stars in Milky Way
Answer: (d) Formation of stars in Milky Way
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 8 February 2013 arranged the first of its kind Live Twitter Conference. What was the theme of the conference?
(a) Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference
(b) Community Radio: Road Travelled & Way Forward
(c) Climate Change and Sustainable Development Conference
(d) Live Twitter Conference
Answer: (b) Community Radio: Road Travelled & Way Forward
The Union Cabinet of India on 6 February 2013 gave its nod to the proposal of decreasing the headcounts to what number in habitations under the government's flagship programme, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, PMGSY
(a) 125
(b) 140
(c) 100
(d) 200
Answer: (c) 100
My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme was launched by which ministry of the Government of India?
(a) Information and Broadcasting Ministry
(b) Agricultural Ministry
(c) Science and Technology Ministry
(d) New and Renewable Energy
Answer: (a) Information and Broadcasting Ministry
(a) MIT
(b) Swansea
(c) University College London
(d) Sheffield University
Answer: (d) Sheffield University
Curiosity is on a _________ mission on Mars for finding out the chemical and geologic conditions on Mars which are required for supporting as well as preserving the microbial life. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
(a) 3-year
(b) 5-year
(c) 2-year
(d) 10-year
Answer: (c) 2-Year
NASA on 9 February 2013 announced that its Mars rover Curiosity drilled into the surface of the planet for first time. Which of the following statements is not true in context to this statement?
(a) As an outcome of the drilling, the pictures were sent by Curiosity which depicted a hole of around 0.63 inches wide and 2.5 inches deep in the finegrained sedimentary bedrock.
(b) Engineers are absolutely clear whether the powder was produced in what quantity but it is enough for laboratory analysis.
(c) NASA announced that using drill was the biggest achievement for the team of Curiosity ever since the rover landed on Mars in August 2012.
(d) The final target of Curiosity is 3-mile- (5-km) high mound of layered sediment which rises from floor of Gale Crater landing site.
Answer: (b) Engineers are absolutely clear whether the powder was produced in what quantity but it is enough for laboratory analysis.
A new study using data from a pair of gravity-measuring NASA satellites found on 12 February 2013 that large parts of the arid __________ region lost freshwater reserves rapidly during the past decade. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
(a) Middle East
(b) South Eastern
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) North Western
Answer: (a) Middle East
Astronomers in the third week of February 2013 discovered six speeding stars which were racing through the space at a speed of million kilometres per hour. The mass of these stars is equivalent to what?
(a) Moon
(b) Earth
(c) Milky Way
(d) Sun
Answer: (d) Sun
NASA scientists discovered the youngest black hole in our galaxy, Milky Way in February 2013. How far is this black hole from Earth?
(a) 26000 light years away
(b) 12000 light years away
(c) 10000 light years away
(d) 25000 light years away
Answer: (a) 26000 light years away
The core of Milky Way is actually cloaked in dust which makes all stars unclear from telescopes of the astronomers, except the brightest stars. But these hypervelocity stars were useful in providing a peep into _________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option.
(a) Deaths of stars in Milky Way
(b) Birth of the stars in the universe
(c) Deaths of the stars around the Sun
(d) Formation of stars in Milky Way
Answer: (d) Formation of stars in Milky Way
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 8 February 2013 arranged the first of its kind Live Twitter Conference. What was the theme of the conference?
(a) Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference
(b) Community Radio: Road Travelled & Way Forward
(c) Climate Change and Sustainable Development Conference
(d) Live Twitter Conference
Answer: (b) Community Radio: Road Travelled & Way Forward
The Union Cabinet of India on 6 February 2013 gave its nod to the proposal of decreasing the headcounts to what number in habitations under the government's flagship programme, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, PMGSY
(a) 125
(b) 140
(c) 100
(d) 200
Answer: (c) 100
My India Initiative-A Digital Volunteer Programme was launched by which ministry of the Government of India?
(a) Information and Broadcasting Ministry
(b) Agricultural Ministry
(c) Science and Technology Ministry
(d) New and Renewable Energy
Answer: (a) Information and Broadcasting Ministry
Name the only Indian private airline
to launch its flights to Guangzhou, China. The flights were launched in the
first week of February 2013.
(a) SpiceJet
(b) Jet Airways
(c) Kingfisher
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) SpiceJet
Which electronics company sold the audio and video business to Funai Electric of Japan in the deal which exited it from consumer electronics completely in India?
(a) Bajaj Electronics
(b) Philips Electronics
(c) Sony Electronics
(d) Samsung Electronics
Answer: (b) Philips Electronics
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) on 13 Feb 2013 signed a global partnership deal of 8-million US dollars with which NGO?
(a) Smile Foundation
(b) Save the Girl Child
(c) Plan India Children
(d) Save the Children
Answer: (d) Save the Children
Twitter on 11 February 2013 launched its first pay-by-tweet service in whose partnership?
(a) American Express
(b) Microsoft Office
(c) Facebook
(d) Google
Answer: (a) American Express
Which third national stock exchange made its debut in India on 11 February 2013?
(a) SX40
(b) MCX-SX
(c) BSE
(d) NSE
Answer: (b) MCX-SX
Which company in February 2013 became the first Indian FMCG brand that crossed 5000 crore Rupees mark in terms of retail sales in one year?
(a) Britannia's Tiger
(b) ITC's Sunfeast
(c) Parle-G
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Parle-G
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) acquired stake of Navistar International Corporation in how many joint ventures?
(a) One joint venture
(b) Two joint ventures
(c) Three joint ventures
(d) Four joint ventures
Answer: (b) two joint ventures
Name the Mars rover of NASA.
(a) Era
(b) Curiosity
(c) Discovery
(d) Challenger
Answer: (b) Curiosity
Where was the first bionic man of the world called Rex unveiled on 7 February 2013?
(a) London's Science Museum
(b) American Science Museum
(c) Paris Science Museum
(d) Europe Science Museum
Answer: (a) London's Science Museum
Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) NASA on 9 February 2013 announced that its Mars rover Curiosity drilled into the surface of the planet for first time.
(b) The drilling into Martian surface took place for the first time on 8 February 2013.
(c) As an outcome of the drilling, the pictures were sent by Challenger which depicted a hole of around 0.63 inches wide and 2.5 inches deep in the finegrained sedimentary bedrock.
(d) The first drill target of Curiosity was a Martian rock which was laced with the veins which appeared like water-deposited minerals.
Answer: (c) As an outcome of the drilling, the pictures were sent by Challenger which depicted a hole of around 0.63 inches wide and 2.5 inches deep in the fine-grained sedimentary bedrock.
(a) SpiceJet
(b) Jet Airways
(c) Kingfisher
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) SpiceJet
Which electronics company sold the audio and video business to Funai Electric of Japan in the deal which exited it from consumer electronics completely in India?
(a) Bajaj Electronics
(b) Philips Electronics
(c) Sony Electronics
(d) Samsung Electronics
Answer: (b) Philips Electronics
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) on 13 Feb 2013 signed a global partnership deal of 8-million US dollars with which NGO?
(a) Smile Foundation
(b) Save the Girl Child
(c) Plan India Children
(d) Save the Children
Answer: (d) Save the Children
Twitter on 11 February 2013 launched its first pay-by-tweet service in whose partnership?
(a) American Express
(b) Microsoft Office
(c) Facebook
(d) Google
Answer: (a) American Express
Which third national stock exchange made its debut in India on 11 February 2013?
(a) SX40
(b) MCX-SX
(c) BSE
(d) NSE
Answer: (b) MCX-SX
Which company in February 2013 became the first Indian FMCG brand that crossed 5000 crore Rupees mark in terms of retail sales in one year?
(a) Britannia's Tiger
(b) ITC's Sunfeast
(c) Parle-G
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Parle-G
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) acquired stake of Navistar International Corporation in how many joint ventures?
(a) One joint venture
(b) Two joint ventures
(c) Three joint ventures
(d) Four joint ventures
Answer: (b) two joint ventures
Name the Mars rover of NASA.
(a) Era
(b) Curiosity
(c) Discovery
(d) Challenger
Answer: (b) Curiosity
Where was the first bionic man of the world called Rex unveiled on 7 February 2013?
(a) London's Science Museum
(b) American Science Museum
(c) Paris Science Museum
(d) Europe Science Museum
Answer: (a) London's Science Museum
Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) NASA on 9 February 2013 announced that its Mars rover Curiosity drilled into the surface of the planet for first time.
(b) The drilling into Martian surface took place for the first time on 8 February 2013.
(c) As an outcome of the drilling, the pictures were sent by Challenger which depicted a hole of around 0.63 inches wide and 2.5 inches deep in the finegrained sedimentary bedrock.
(d) The first drill target of Curiosity was a Martian rock which was laced with the veins which appeared like water-deposited minerals.
Answer: (c) As an outcome of the drilling, the pictures were sent by Challenger which depicted a hole of around 0.63 inches wide and 2.5 inches deep in the fine-grained sedimentary bedrock.
The FDI inflow in China dropped down
by what percentage in the year 2012?
(a) 3.7 percent
(b) 1.6 percent
(c) 6.3 percent
(d) 4 percent
Answer: (a) 3.7 percent
US President Barrack Obama’s half-brother, Malik Obama decided to launch his political career in the third week of January 2013. Malik Obama announced that he intended running for the gubernatorial seat in the Kenyan country in elections which will be held on 4 March 2013. Malik Obama is planning to contest elections from which country?
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) Kenya
(c) Algeria
(d) Sao Tome and Principe
Answer: (b) Kenya
The space telescope of NASA discovered astonishing magnetic braids of super-hot matter in outer atmosphere of the Sun. Which of the following statements is true in context with this statement?
(a) The scientists claimed that this discovery could help in explaining the mysterious hot centre of the Sun.
(b) The NASA’s telescope captured 1000 photographs depicting astonishing details.
(c) It was found out that the Sun’s surface was almost up to 6125 degrees Celsius.
(d) The scientists also discovered that the powerful magnetic waves which rippled from within the surface of the Sun.
Answer: (c) It was found out that the Sun’s surface was almost up to degrees Celsius.
Iran on 28 January 2013 announced that it had successfully sent into space a primate. Which primate did it send into space?
(a) Worms
(b) Monkey
(c) Turtle
(d) Mouse
Answer: (b) Monkey
NASA on 1 February 2013 marked 10th anniversary of which Space Shuttle?
(a) Columbia
(b) Challenger
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Columbia
Scientists from NASA in the last week of January 2013 discovered an old star called TW Hydrae which they believe could create new planets even now. How old is this star?
(a) 100 million years old
(b) 50 million years old
(c) 20 million years old
(d) 10 million years old
Answer: (d) 10 million years old
The Japanese scientists from the Saitama University in the first week of February 2013 filmed for the first time, the thoughts of which animal while it was tracking its prey?
(a) A fish
(b) A zebra
(c) An elephant
(d) A snail
Answer: (a) Afish
Which leading car manufacturer acclaimed the title of top selling automaker of the world in 2012, recording the highest sales and beating its arch rivals Volkswagen and General Motors?
(a) Nissan Motors
(b) Honda Motors
(c) Toyota Motor
(d) Chevrolet
Answer: (c) Toyota Motor
Which bank was appointed as the depository bank for Global Depository Receipt (GDR) of Indiabulls Infrastructure and Power Limited IIPL)?
(a) JPMorgan Chase Bank
(b) Deutsche Bank
(c) ERSTE Group Bank
(d) Citi Bank
Answer: (b) Deutsche Bank
Which mobile company on 28 January 2013 launched a product called One Nation, One Rate which offers users one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming?
(a) Airtel
(b) Vodafone
(c) Idea
(d) Aircel
Answer: (d) Aircel
(a) 3.7 percent
(b) 1.6 percent
(c) 6.3 percent
(d) 4 percent
Answer: (a) 3.7 percent
US President Barrack Obama’s half-brother, Malik Obama decided to launch his political career in the third week of January 2013. Malik Obama announced that he intended running for the gubernatorial seat in the Kenyan country in elections which will be held on 4 March 2013. Malik Obama is planning to contest elections from which country?
(a) Zimbabwe
(b) Kenya
(c) Algeria
(d) Sao Tome and Principe
Answer: (b) Kenya
The space telescope of NASA discovered astonishing magnetic braids of super-hot matter in outer atmosphere of the Sun. Which of the following statements is true in context with this statement?
(a) The scientists claimed that this discovery could help in explaining the mysterious hot centre of the Sun.
(b) The NASA’s telescope captured 1000 photographs depicting astonishing details.
(c) It was found out that the Sun’s surface was almost up to 6125 degrees Celsius.
(d) The scientists also discovered that the powerful magnetic waves which rippled from within the surface of the Sun.
Answer: (c) It was found out that the Sun’s surface was almost up to degrees Celsius.
Iran on 28 January 2013 announced that it had successfully sent into space a primate. Which primate did it send into space?
(a) Worms
(b) Monkey
(c) Turtle
(d) Mouse
Answer: (b) Monkey
NASA on 1 February 2013 marked 10th anniversary of which Space Shuttle?
(a) Columbia
(b) Challenger
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Columbia
Scientists from NASA in the last week of January 2013 discovered an old star called TW Hydrae which they believe could create new planets even now. How old is this star?
(a) 100 million years old
(b) 50 million years old
(c) 20 million years old
(d) 10 million years old
Answer: (d) 10 million years old
The Japanese scientists from the Saitama University in the first week of February 2013 filmed for the first time, the thoughts of which animal while it was tracking its prey?
(a) A fish
(b) A zebra
(c) An elephant
(d) A snail
Answer: (a) Afish
Which leading car manufacturer acclaimed the title of top selling automaker of the world in 2012, recording the highest sales and beating its arch rivals Volkswagen and General Motors?
(a) Nissan Motors
(b) Honda Motors
(c) Toyota Motor
(d) Chevrolet
Answer: (c) Toyota Motor
Which bank was appointed as the depository bank for Global Depository Receipt (GDR) of Indiabulls Infrastructure and Power Limited IIPL)?
(a) JPMorgan Chase Bank
(b) Deutsche Bank
(c) ERSTE Group Bank
(d) Citi Bank
Answer: (b) Deutsche Bank
Which mobile company on 28 January 2013 launched a product called One Nation, One Rate which offers users one rate for voice, SMS and data in home circles and on roaming?
(a) Airtel
(b) Vodafone
(c) Idea
(d) Aircel
Answer: (d) Aircel
Which leading Dutch financial
services group departed the insurance business in India by selling off 26
percent stake to the Exide Industries, its joint venture partner?
(a) ING
(b) Bupa health Insurance
(c) Oriental Insurance
(d) Bajaj Allianz
Answer: (a) ING
Barack Obama on 20 January 2013 sworn in as the President of United States for the second term. Which of the following statements in relation to the swearing ceremony true?
i. Even though the swearing-in of Obama was kept on low-profile, but this was creation of history because Barack Obama became the first mixed-race president who was elected for second consecutive term.
ii. Barack Obama is the third consecutive President to win two terms, after Bush and Clinton. This had happened two centuries ago earlier when Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe were elected for two terms each between the time periods of 1801 to 1825.
iii. The brief oath-taking ceremony was held to meet the constitutional deadline, i.e., 20 January, under which term of both President as well as the VicePresident finishes at the noon.
iv. The formality of repeating this ceremony will publically take place on 21 January 2013 because public institutions and the courts which record as well as endorse swearing-in officially because Obama did a mistake while swearing in for the second term in his first attempt.
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
The War Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh constituted for conducting trials against those, who committed atrocities during a war on 21 January 2013 pronounced its first verdict and ordered death sentence against Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the Jamaat-e-Islami leader. The accused was sentenced with the punishment for his involvement in which war/crime?
(a) During the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
(b) Its partition from British India
(c) During the Bangladesh Liberation War 1979
(d) Chittagong Hills Civil Clash
Answer: (a) During the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its update to World Economic Outlook (WEO) on 23 January 2013, projected that the global economic growth rate would be _______ in 2013.
(a) 2.9 percent
(b) 4 percent
(c) 3.5 percent
(d) 4.2 percent
Answer: (c) 3.5 percent
Which of the following statements in relation to the update of International Monetary Fund to World Economic Forum true?
i. To tackle the rising domestic imbalances, the developing nations and emerging economies need to make fine policies and should make their retail market completely tax free for the foreign investors
ii. The update mentioned that the global economic growth would strengthen gradually as the limitations of the economic activities have seen a positive note with the start of the year.
iii. The policies made by the emerging economies of the world in terms of policy making is has also shown positive outcomes with a good start in the year
iv. Following the findings of the report in detail, it’s projected that the Euro Area is one of the biggest threat to the Global Economic Outlook as it poses a downside risk to the economy. If the momentum of reforms is not maintained in the Euro Area than the risk of prolonged stagnation would increase
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (c) Statements ii, iii and iv are true
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China’s economy which is considered to be the second largest economy of the world saw a very retarded growth rate in 2012, which is found to be year low. What was growth percentage?
(a) 7.8
(b) 10.4
(c) 12.5
(d) 3.9
Answer: (a) 7.8
Name the first women chief Justice of Sri Lanka, who was removed from her office following the process of impeachment by the countries Parliament.
(a) Srimavo Bandaranaike
(b) Vivimarie Vanderpoorten
(c) Shirani Bandarnayake
(d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
Answer: (c) Shirani Bandarnayake
Which of the following statements mentioned below are true?
i. India in January 2013 put on hold the most awaited visa-free entry regime for senior citizens of Pakistan citing technical reasons. The nine Pakistani hockey players participants in the Hockey India League tournament were also sent back home following the protests against their presence in India by the radical units
ii. The Supreme Court of Pakistan in January 2013 ordered the authorities to arrest Raja Pervez Ashraf, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, within 24 hours. The orders of the Court came following the allegations in connection with a corruption case linked to power projects, done during his office of the Water and Power Minister.
iii. Barrack Obama, the US President in January 2013 proposed extensive gun control laws, making them stricter. Obama announced a total of 23 executive measures which would come into effect immediately after his signatures.
iv. India, China and Bangladesh decided in the third week of January 2013, to speed up its rail link projects in order to increase the contact among the people of two neighbouring nations.
a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
India and Vietnam on 15 January 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which is directly meant for building capacity and developing institutional framework and identifying thrust areas and opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises in Vietnam. The MoU was signed during the 4 day state visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari to Vietnam. Which of the following statements mentioned below is true in context of the MoU signed.
i. The MoU signed would be focusing on building capacity for developing policy and institutional framework through exchange of experts for the development of MSMEs, and conducting industrial surveys and feasibility studies to identify thrust areas and opportunities for development of MSMEs in Vietnam.
ii. It ideates the promotion of partnership projects and institutional cooperation between the two countries, organising exhibitions and trade fairs for marketing the products of MSMEs, exchange of business missions to initiate transfer of technology and business alliance, and providing training for improvement of managerial and technical skills for MSMEs.
iii. The MoU is part of India’s efforts to further strengthen economic ties with Vietnam. The two countries have set a trade and investment target of 7 billion dollars by 2015.
iv. A Joint Committee comprising representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (Vietnam) and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises India) is going to monitor the implementation of the MoU.
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d) All the four statements are true
(a) ING
(b) Bupa health Insurance
(c) Oriental Insurance
(d) Bajaj Allianz
Answer: (a) ING
Barack Obama on 20 January 2013 sworn in as the President of United States for the second term. Which of the following statements in relation to the swearing ceremony true?
i. Even though the swearing-in of Obama was kept on low-profile, but this was creation of history because Barack Obama became the first mixed-race president who was elected for second consecutive term.
ii. Barack Obama is the third consecutive President to win two terms, after Bush and Clinton. This had happened two centuries ago earlier when Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe were elected for two terms each between the time periods of 1801 to 1825.
iii. The brief oath-taking ceremony was held to meet the constitutional deadline, i.e., 20 January, under which term of both President as well as the VicePresident finishes at the noon.
iv. The formality of repeating this ceremony will publically take place on 21 January 2013 because public institutions and the courts which record as well as endorse swearing-in officially because Obama did a mistake while swearing in for the second term in his first attempt.
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
The War Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh constituted for conducting trials against those, who committed atrocities during a war on 21 January 2013 pronounced its first verdict and ordered death sentence against Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the Jamaat-e-Islami leader. The accused was sentenced with the punishment for his involvement in which war/crime?
(a) During the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
(b) Its partition from British India
(c) During the Bangladesh Liberation War 1979
(d) Chittagong Hills Civil Clash
Answer: (a) During the Bangladesh Liberation War 1971
International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its update to World Economic Outlook (WEO) on 23 January 2013, projected that the global economic growth rate would be _______ in 2013.
(a) 2.9 percent
(b) 4 percent
(c) 3.5 percent
(d) 4.2 percent
Answer: (c) 3.5 percent
Which of the following statements in relation to the update of International Monetary Fund to World Economic Forum true?
i. To tackle the rising domestic imbalances, the developing nations and emerging economies need to make fine policies and should make their retail market completely tax free for the foreign investors
ii. The update mentioned that the global economic growth would strengthen gradually as the limitations of the economic activities have seen a positive note with the start of the year.
iii. The policies made by the emerging economies of the world in terms of policy making is has also shown positive outcomes with a good start in the year
iv. Following the findings of the report in detail, it’s projected that the Euro Area is one of the biggest threat to the Global Economic Outlook as it poses a downside risk to the economy. If the momentum of reforms is not maintained in the Euro Area than the risk of prolonged stagnation would increase
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (c) Statements ii, iii and iv are true
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China’s economy which is considered to be the second largest economy of the world saw a very retarded growth rate in 2012, which is found to be year low. What was growth percentage?
(a) 7.8
(b) 10.4
(c) 12.5
(d) 3.9
Answer: (a) 7.8
Name the first women chief Justice of Sri Lanka, who was removed from her office following the process of impeachment by the countries Parliament.
(a) Srimavo Bandaranaike
(b) Vivimarie Vanderpoorten
(c) Shirani Bandarnayake
(d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
Answer: (c) Shirani Bandarnayake
Which of the following statements mentioned below are true?
i. India in January 2013 put on hold the most awaited visa-free entry regime for senior citizens of Pakistan citing technical reasons. The nine Pakistani hockey players participants in the Hockey India League tournament were also sent back home following the protests against their presence in India by the radical units
ii. The Supreme Court of Pakistan in January 2013 ordered the authorities to arrest Raja Pervez Ashraf, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, within 24 hours. The orders of the Court came following the allegations in connection with a corruption case linked to power projects, done during his office of the Water and Power Minister.
iii. Barrack Obama, the US President in January 2013 proposed extensive gun control laws, making them stricter. Obama announced a total of 23 executive measures which would come into effect immediately after his signatures.
iv. India, China and Bangladesh decided in the third week of January 2013, to speed up its rail link projects in order to increase the contact among the people of two neighbouring nations.
a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
India and Vietnam on 15 January 2013 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which is directly meant for building capacity and developing institutional framework and identifying thrust areas and opportunities for micro, small and medium enterprises in Vietnam. The MoU was signed during the 4 day state visit of Vice President Hamid Ansari to Vietnam. Which of the following statements mentioned below is true in context of the MoU signed.
i. The MoU signed would be focusing on building capacity for developing policy and institutional framework through exchange of experts for the development of MSMEs, and conducting industrial surveys and feasibility studies to identify thrust areas and opportunities for development of MSMEs in Vietnam.
ii. It ideates the promotion of partnership projects and institutional cooperation between the two countries, organising exhibitions and trade fairs for marketing the products of MSMEs, exchange of business missions to initiate transfer of technology and business alliance, and providing training for improvement of managerial and technical skills for MSMEs.
iii. The MoU is part of India’s efforts to further strengthen economic ties with Vietnam. The two countries have set a trade and investment target of 7 billion dollars by 2015.
iv. A Joint Committee comprising representatives from the Ministry of Planning and Investment (Vietnam) and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises India) is going to monitor the implementation of the MoU.
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d) All the four statements are true
A Special Bench of two Justices was
constituted in the month of January 2013 to hear cases of crime against women.
Name the body that was responsible behind its constitution.
(a) Supreme Court of India
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Planning Commission of India
(d) Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India
The leading software services exporter of India posted a very strong, unexpected 23 percent increase in the quarterly profit for October to December 2012 quarter. What is the name of this company?
(a) Wipro
(b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
(c) IBM
(d) Satyam
Answer: (b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Air India on 17 January 2013 grounded the fleet of all six Boeing 787 dreamliners after US federal agency asked its airlines to ground the Boeing 787. What was the reason for grounding the fleet?
(a) Employees went on strike
(b) No funds for fuel
(c) Safety hazard
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Safety hazard
The Japanese automaker on 16 January 2013 launched a five-speed automatic version of the Fortuner SUV for 22.33 lakh rupees ex-showroom New Delhi). What is the name of this Japanese automaker?
(a) Toyota Kirloskar Motor
(b) Nissan
(c) General Motors
(d) Volkswagen
Answer: (a) Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Which airways company in the month of January 2013 entered into a partnership with CentrumDirect to offer Foreign Exchange Services to guests travelling abroad?
(a) Spice
(b) Kingfisher
(c) Indian Airlines
(d) Jet Airways
Answer: (d) Jet Airways
Which online marketplace on 18 January 2013 tied up with Mahindra & Mahindra for selling of its two-wheelers to customers on the site?
(a) E-bay.com
(b) Myntra.com
(c) Snapdeal.com
(d) Amazon.com
Answer: (c) Snapdeal.com
Digital marketing company GETIT Infoservices on 19 January 2013 rolled out DigiGains, a name give to platform for digital marketing. What was the purpose of DigiGains?
(a) To benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
(b) To benefit Small, Medium and Large Enterprises
(c) To benefit Small-Scale Enterprises
(d) To benefit Large-Scale Enterprises
Answer: (a) to benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
The automobile company, Volkswagen in the third week of January 2013 unveiled its new advertising campaign. What is the name of this advertising campaign?
(a) Fast Track
(b) Fast Speed
(c) Fast Start
(d) Fast Pace
Answer: (c) Fast Start
Reliance Industries shut down its eighth well on the main gas-producing field in KG-D6 block, which compelled the output to drop down to an all-time low at 20.88 million metric standard cubic metre per day mmscmd). What is the name of eighth well of KG-D6 block?
(a) B4
(b) B6
(c) B8
(d) B2
Answer: (b) B6
Spice Global, the diversified company on 22 January 2013 entered into the healthcare sector. What is the name of the hospital inaugurated by Spice Global?
(a) New Delhi city Hospital
(b) Mehrauli City Hospital
(c) NFC Hospital
(d) Saket City Hospital
Answer: (d) Saket City Hospital
(a) Supreme Court of India
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
(c) Planning Commission of India
(d) Prime Minister’s Office (PMO)
Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India
The leading software services exporter of India posted a very strong, unexpected 23 percent increase in the quarterly profit for October to December 2012 quarter. What is the name of this company?
(a) Wipro
(b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
(c) IBM
(d) Satyam
Answer: (b) Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Air India on 17 January 2013 grounded the fleet of all six Boeing 787 dreamliners after US federal agency asked its airlines to ground the Boeing 787. What was the reason for grounding the fleet?
(a) Employees went on strike
(b) No funds for fuel
(c) Safety hazard
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Safety hazard
The Japanese automaker on 16 January 2013 launched a five-speed automatic version of the Fortuner SUV for 22.33 lakh rupees ex-showroom New Delhi). What is the name of this Japanese automaker?
(a) Toyota Kirloskar Motor
(b) Nissan
(c) General Motors
(d) Volkswagen
Answer: (a) Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Which airways company in the month of January 2013 entered into a partnership with CentrumDirect to offer Foreign Exchange Services to guests travelling abroad?
(a) Spice
(b) Kingfisher
(c) Indian Airlines
(d) Jet Airways
Answer: (d) Jet Airways
Which online marketplace on 18 January 2013 tied up with Mahindra & Mahindra for selling of its two-wheelers to customers on the site?
(a) E-bay.com
(b) Myntra.com
(c) Snapdeal.com
(d) Amazon.com
Answer: (c) Snapdeal.com
Digital marketing company GETIT Infoservices on 19 January 2013 rolled out DigiGains, a name give to platform for digital marketing. What was the purpose of DigiGains?
(a) To benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
(b) To benefit Small, Medium and Large Enterprises
(c) To benefit Small-Scale Enterprises
(d) To benefit Large-Scale Enterprises
Answer: (a) to benefit Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
The automobile company, Volkswagen in the third week of January 2013 unveiled its new advertising campaign. What is the name of this advertising campaign?
(a) Fast Track
(b) Fast Speed
(c) Fast Start
(d) Fast Pace
Answer: (c) Fast Start
Reliance Industries shut down its eighth well on the main gas-producing field in KG-D6 block, which compelled the output to drop down to an all-time low at 20.88 million metric standard cubic metre per day mmscmd). What is the name of eighth well of KG-D6 block?
(a) B4
(b) B6
(c) B8
(d) B2
Answer: (b) B6
Spice Global, the diversified company on 22 January 2013 entered into the healthcare sector. What is the name of the hospital inaugurated by Spice Global?
(a) New Delhi city Hospital
(b) Mehrauli City Hospital
(c) NFC Hospital
(d) Saket City Hospital
Answer: (d) Saket City Hospital
Which of the statements (recommendation) mentioned below in
relation to Verma Report submitted in the Government of India in January true?
i. Anyone committing rape shall be given rigorous
imprisonment which may range from seven years to life term. Punishment for rape
that leads to death or vegetative state should be given rigorous imprisonment
ranging from not less than 20 years to the remaining life of a convict.
ii. There was a need for the separate Bill of Rights for
women that will make sure that women would have their own rights for having
sexual autonomy. All the marriages should be registered, while making sure that
there was no demand for dowry.
iii. Juvenile homes should be run in spirit as envisaged in
Juvenile Justice Act. The Panel additionally noticed that these juvenile homes
became a hub for all kinds of sexual crimes.
iv. The judiciary of India should have core responsibility
of making sure that the fundamental rights through the constitutional remedies
are fulfilled. The CJI has the right to take up suo motu cognizance and social
activists should help the court in this.
(a) Only Statement i, ii, and iii are true
(b) All the statements are true
(c) Only Statement i, ii, and iv are true
(d) Only Statement ii, iii and iv are true
Answer: (b) All
the statement are true
The centre of excellence which specializes in reading the
weather conditions of the space and helps the air traffic on their polar routes
is scheduled to come up in which city and by when. The space weather reading
centre in Kolkata will be first of its kind and is approved by Union HRD
Ministry.
(a) Kolkata by mid 2013
(b) Bangalore by January 2013
(c) Bhopal by end of 2013
(d) Mumbai by mid 2013
Answer: (a)
Kolkata by mid 2013
India for the continuous second year reported no fresh cases
of Polio. How many more year of success with zero fresh cases of polio, would
win India a status of polio free nation, in 2014.
(a) Three year
(b) All ready won the status
(c) One year
(d) Five years
Answer: (c) One
year
When and by which body was the Global Polio Eradication
Initiative, the Pulse Polio Immunization (PPI) Program was initiated in India
with the aim of eradicating it completely from the country.
(a) In 1987 and was a program of United Nation
(b) In 2000 and was a program of World Health Organization's
(WHO)
(c) In 1995 and was a program of World Health Organization's
(WHO)
(d) In 1990 and was a program of UNESCO
Answer: (c) In
1995 and was a program of World Health Organization's WHO)
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food and Consumer
Affairs in January 2013 suggested the entitlement of the food under the
National Food Security Act to the what percent population and left behind what
percentage of people, who are tax-payers and have pucca houses of their own?
(a) 60 percent population is entitled with it and 40 percent
is kept out from the plan
(b) 58 percent population is entitled with it and 42 percent
is kept out from the plan
(c) 67 percent population is entitled with it and 33 percent
is kept out from the plan
(d) 55 percent population is entitled with it and 45 percent
is kept out from the plan
Answer: (c) 67
percent population is entitled with it and 33 percent are kept out from the
plan
President of India recently enforced President’s rule in
Jharkhand. Which of the below mentioned statement in relation to the
enforcement of the President’s rule is true.
i. The former Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Arjun Munda
resigned from the office after his government was concentrated to minority
after the withdrawal of support of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)
ii. Provisions in case of failure of constitutional
machinery in States – the President’s Rule can be imposed in case of failure of
constitutional machinery in States under Article 356.
iii. Failure of the Constitutional machinery was the result
of the agreement of the two parties in made during the formation of the
coalition government
iv. None of these
(a) Only Statement i, ii, and iii are true
(b) Only Statement i is true
(c) Only Statement ii and iii are true
(d) Statement iv is true
Answer: (a) Only
Statement i, ii, and iii are true
The News Broadcasting Standards Association (NBSA) on 7
January 2013 issued certain guidelines for the television channels to exercise
discretion and sensitivity, while reporting the sexual assault cases. Which of
the following statement in relation to the guidelines are true?
i. NBSA directed television channels to keep the identity of
the victims involved in sexual assault, hideous keeping in view Section 228A of
the Indian Penal Code (IPC)
ii. The guidelines were a result of the Zee News television
interview of the friend of Delhi gang rape victim. The name of victim was also
disclosed in one international publication
iii. The news channels were advised to balance the right to
privacy of the survivor as well as his/her family with the public interest.
iv. The issued guidelines declared that in reporting of such
sexual crimes on women, victims of juvenile offending and child abuse, the
privacy should be respected and name, photographs as well as other private
details should be disclosed.
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (a)
Statement i, ii and iii are true
Name the identity card that has been decided and
consequently advised by the Ministry of External Affairs in January 2013 to all
Passport Issuing Authorities for acceptance of the same as the Proof of Address
and Photo identity in conjunction with any other prescribed documents for proof
of address/identity for the purpose of passport application.
(a) Aadhaar Card
(b) Ration Card
(c) Educational Certificate
(d) Birth Certificates
Answer: (a)
Aadhaar Card
Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) on 8 January 2013 launched the
first fast patrol vessel (FPV), built for the Indian Coast Guard. The vessel is
the first in a series of 20 numbers fast patrol vessel (FPVs) contracted by CSL
for the Indian Coast Guard. What is the name of the Patrol Vehicle?
(a) Madhusudan
(b) Aadesh
(c) Rastrabhakt
(d) Vishwast
Answer: (b)
Aadesh
Which of the below mentioned statements are true in context
of the newly launched patrol Vehicle Aadesh?
i. Its primary role includes fisheries protection and
monitoring, patrol within exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and coastal patrol,
anti smuggling, search and rescue operations and for anti piracy operations.
ii. The vessel is the first in a series of 20 numbers fast
patrol vessel (FPVs) contracted by CSL for the Indian Coast Guard. The contract
was signed in year with of which the delivery the last vessel scheduled for
2017.
iii. The ship was designed by the Kochi-based SEDS and this
is the first association between CSL and a local design house. The yard also
launched two other platform supply vessels for PSV Holdings Inc, Cyprus.
iv. The secondary role of vessel is to provide communication
link and escort convoys during hostilities and war time.
(a) Only Statement i, ii, and iii are true
(b) Only Statement i, ii, and iv are true
(c) Only Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the statements are true
Answer: (d) All
the statements are true
Microsoft in the month of January
2013 announced plans to shut down which service?
(a) MS Office 2007
(b) Skype
(c) Windows Live Messenger
(d) Bing
Answer: (c) Windows Live Messenger
Name the International Cricket Team with which India Lost the Series by 2-1 after it won the last match by 10 runs on 6th January
(a) England
(b) Australia
(c) Pakistan
(d) South Africa
Answer: (c) Pakistan
Name the Argentine footballer who won FIFA Ballond’Or Award on 7 January 2013 as a reward to his 91-goal in a year for Barcelona and Argentina, in the year 2012.
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Zavier Zanetti
(c) Oscar Ruggeri
(d) Gabriel Batistuta
Answer: (a) Lionel Messi
Name the Indian Women Weightlifter who on 10 January Won Maiden National Title in National Weightlifting Championship 2013.
(a) Binitha Devi
(b) Amanpreet Kaur
(c) Manpreet Kaur
(d) Karnam Malleswar
Answer: (c) Manpreet Kaur
Which International cricket Umpire is supposed to become the first ever umpire to deliver, the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture scheduled to be delivered on 24 July 2013?
(a) Billy Bowden
(b) Steve Bucknor
(c) Rod Tucker
(d) Simon Taufel
Answer: (d) Simon Taufel
Name the Olympic gold medalist who Won Athlete of the Year Award at JAAA Golden Cleats Awards Ceremony.
(a) Michael Phelps
(b) Usain Bolt
(c) Chris Roy
(d) Carl Lewis
Answer: (b) Usain Bolt
The Union Government of India in January 2013 approved use of saving bank accounts of which body to receive the Government benefits and deposits by MGNREGA beneficiaries.
(a) Post Office Savings Account
(b) Aadhaar Card based bank Accounts in State Bank of India
(c) Bank accounts of the beneficiaries in Punjab National Bank
(d) Bank accounts of the beneficiaries in IDBI bank
Answer: (a) Post office Savings Account
Which of the following statements in relation to the linking of the Post Office Saving Bank Account true.
i. The Union Government of India amended the August 2010 notification to allow MGNREGA beneficiaries to receive other Government benefits and deposits in their post office saving account
ii. more than 3.5 crore post office accounts in existence has turned up to be ready for the Aadhaar-linked Cash Transfer Scheme of Government of India
iii. Earlier, the accounts linked with the MGNREGA workers of the country were used for receiving the wages under the rural employment guarantee scheme
iv. As per the guidelines of the August 2008 notification of the Union Finance Ministry of India no deposit other then NREGA can be made to these accounts.
(a) Only Statement i, ii, and iii are true
(b) Only Statement i, ii, and iv are true
(c) Only Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the statements are true
Answer: (c) Only Statement ii, iii and iv are true
Name the Constitutional Body that recommended setting up of the Special Court for conducting the trials of the Italian Marines accused of shooting the two fishermen in Indian Ocean.
(a) Supreme Court of India
(b) High court of Delhi
(c) Union Home Ministry
(d) High Court of Kerala
Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India in January 2013 banned tourists from to pass from Andaman Nicobar Trunk Road that passes through the tribal area. Name the tribe that is the local resident of the region.
(a) Sentinelese Tribes
(b) Jarawa Tribes
(c) Peruvian Tribes
(d) Pintupi Nine Tribes
Answer: (b) Jarawa Tribes
(a) MS Office 2007
(b) Skype
(c) Windows Live Messenger
(d) Bing
Answer: (c) Windows Live Messenger
Name the International Cricket Team with which India Lost the Series by 2-1 after it won the last match by 10 runs on 6th January
(a) England
(b) Australia
(c) Pakistan
(d) South Africa
Answer: (c) Pakistan
Name the Argentine footballer who won FIFA Ballond’Or Award on 7 January 2013 as a reward to his 91-goal in a year for Barcelona and Argentina, in the year 2012.
(a) Lionel Messi
(b) Zavier Zanetti
(c) Oscar Ruggeri
(d) Gabriel Batistuta
Answer: (a) Lionel Messi
Name the Indian Women Weightlifter who on 10 January Won Maiden National Title in National Weightlifting Championship 2013.
(a) Binitha Devi
(b) Amanpreet Kaur
(c) Manpreet Kaur
(d) Karnam Malleswar
Answer: (c) Manpreet Kaur
Which International cricket Umpire is supposed to become the first ever umpire to deliver, the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture scheduled to be delivered on 24 July 2013?
(a) Billy Bowden
(b) Steve Bucknor
(c) Rod Tucker
(d) Simon Taufel
Answer: (d) Simon Taufel
Name the Olympic gold medalist who Won Athlete of the Year Award at JAAA Golden Cleats Awards Ceremony.
(a) Michael Phelps
(b) Usain Bolt
(c) Chris Roy
(d) Carl Lewis
Answer: (b) Usain Bolt
The Union Government of India in January 2013 approved use of saving bank accounts of which body to receive the Government benefits and deposits by MGNREGA beneficiaries.
(a) Post Office Savings Account
(b) Aadhaar Card based bank Accounts in State Bank of India
(c) Bank accounts of the beneficiaries in Punjab National Bank
(d) Bank accounts of the beneficiaries in IDBI bank
Answer: (a) Post office Savings Account
Which of the following statements in relation to the linking of the Post Office Saving Bank Account true.
i. The Union Government of India amended the August 2010 notification to allow MGNREGA beneficiaries to receive other Government benefits and deposits in their post office saving account
ii. more than 3.5 crore post office accounts in existence has turned up to be ready for the Aadhaar-linked Cash Transfer Scheme of Government of India
iii. Earlier, the accounts linked with the MGNREGA workers of the country were used for receiving the wages under the rural employment guarantee scheme
iv. As per the guidelines of the August 2008 notification of the Union Finance Ministry of India no deposit other then NREGA can be made to these accounts.
(a) Only Statement i, ii, and iii are true
(b) Only Statement i, ii, and iv are true
(c) Only Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the statements are true
Answer: (c) Only Statement ii, iii and iv are true
Name the Constitutional Body that recommended setting up of the Special Court for conducting the trials of the Italian Marines accused of shooting the two fishermen in Indian Ocean.
(a) Supreme Court of India
(b) High court of Delhi
(c) Union Home Ministry
(d) High Court of Kerala
Answer: (a) Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India in January 2013 banned tourists from to pass from Andaman Nicobar Trunk Road that passes through the tribal area. Name the tribe that is the local resident of the region.
(a) Sentinelese Tribes
(b) Jarawa Tribes
(c) Peruvian Tribes
(d) Pintupi Nine Tribes
Answer: (b) Jarawa Tribes
Where was the Vulture Population
Estimation-2013 conducted by the State Government?
(a) Manas Tiger Reserve
(b) Panna Tiger Reserve
(c) Palamau Tiger Reserve
(d) Pench Tiger Reserve
Answer: Panna Tiger Reserve
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, in the third week of January 2013 developed a fresh technique that enables surgeons to find out about the reach of tumours and helps them to decide which tissues should be removed for saving the healthy cells in cancer patients. What is the name of this new technique?
(a) Laser Imaging
(b) Molecular-Laser Imaging
(c) Molecular-Targeted imaging
(d) Target Imaging
Answer: (c) Molecular-Targeted imaging
Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber security firm on 14 January 2013 revealed that India is one among various nations which are hit by the cyber spying which has been targeting governmental, diplomatic and scientific research organisations for around 5 years. What is the name of this cyber spying campaign?
(a) Blue October
(b) Red December
(c) Blue December
(d) Red October
Answer: (d) Red October
Which space agency released surprising pictures of the remains of huge river which ran across the Red Planet, Mars at some point of time, on 17 January 2013?
(a) NASA
(b) European Space Agency
(c) Australian Space Agency
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) European Space Agency
The meteorological authority of China issued yellow alert in various cities. Which of the following statements is not correct in this context?
(a) Yellow alert indicated the presence of fog that shows dangerous smog levels in the northern as well as western regions of China.
(b) The Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center website declared that the density of the PM2.5 particulates crossed the 700 micrograms per cubic meter level in various parts of Beijing.
(c) Initially, it was found that the PM2.5 that is an indicator of the air quality had reached 500 point in certain monitoring stations.
(d) PM2.5 is an indicator of the extent of pollution in the air.
Answer: (d) PM2.5 is an indicator of the extent of pollution in the air.
Astronomers had already discovered that the super-massive black holes which sit in the centres of various galaxies were growing faster. Professor Graham explained that every time there is a ten times increase in the stellar mass of the galaxy, it leads to around 100 times increase in the _________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
(a) Mass of black hole
(b) Density of black hole
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Mass of black hole
Versace Abbigliamento Sportivo, the Italian luxury brand for clothing entered into India through its partnership with which Indian apparel as well as leather exporter?
(a) Majgenta Fashions
(b) Levis Strauss
(c) Pepe Jeans
(d) Mango
Answer: (a) Majgenta Fashions
Income Tax officials surveyed the Sriperumbudur plant of which mobile company in its day-long survey on 8 January 2013 in order to find out the tax default, if it existed?
(a) Motorola
(b) Samsung
(c) Nokia
(d) Sony Ericsson
Answer: (c) Nokia
With which bank did the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Kolkata on 4 January 2013?
(a) Dena Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Axis Bank
(d) Allahabad Bank
Answer: (d) Allahabad Bank
Where did PR Fonroche, the joint venture of the French company Fonroche and the Indian company PR Clean Energy, on 10 January 2013 inaugurated a 5 MW Solar Plant in India?
(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Chandigarh
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
(a) Manas Tiger Reserve
(b) Panna Tiger Reserve
(c) Palamau Tiger Reserve
(d) Pench Tiger Reserve
Answer: Panna Tiger Reserve
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, in the third week of January 2013 developed a fresh technique that enables surgeons to find out about the reach of tumours and helps them to decide which tissues should be removed for saving the healthy cells in cancer patients. What is the name of this new technique?
(a) Laser Imaging
(b) Molecular-Laser Imaging
(c) Molecular-Targeted imaging
(d) Target Imaging
Answer: (c) Molecular-Targeted imaging
Kaspersky Lab, the Russian cyber security firm on 14 January 2013 revealed that India is one among various nations which are hit by the cyber spying which has been targeting governmental, diplomatic and scientific research organisations for around 5 years. What is the name of this cyber spying campaign?
(a) Blue October
(b) Red December
(c) Blue December
(d) Red October
Answer: (d) Red October
Which space agency released surprising pictures of the remains of huge river which ran across the Red Planet, Mars at some point of time, on 17 January 2013?
(a) NASA
(b) European Space Agency
(c) Australian Space Agency
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) European Space Agency
The meteorological authority of China issued yellow alert in various cities. Which of the following statements is not correct in this context?
(a) Yellow alert indicated the presence of fog that shows dangerous smog levels in the northern as well as western regions of China.
(b) The Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center website declared that the density of the PM2.5 particulates crossed the 700 micrograms per cubic meter level in various parts of Beijing.
(c) Initially, it was found that the PM2.5 that is an indicator of the air quality had reached 500 point in certain monitoring stations.
(d) PM2.5 is an indicator of the extent of pollution in the air.
Answer: (d) PM2.5 is an indicator of the extent of pollution in the air.
Astronomers had already discovered that the super-massive black holes which sit in the centres of various galaxies were growing faster. Professor Graham explained that every time there is a ten times increase in the stellar mass of the galaxy, it leads to around 100 times increase in the _________. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
(a) Mass of black hole
(b) Density of black hole
(c) Both of these
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Mass of black hole
Versace Abbigliamento Sportivo, the Italian luxury brand for clothing entered into India through its partnership with which Indian apparel as well as leather exporter?
(a) Majgenta Fashions
(b) Levis Strauss
(c) Pepe Jeans
(d) Mango
Answer: (a) Majgenta Fashions
Income Tax officials surveyed the Sriperumbudur plant of which mobile company in its day-long survey on 8 January 2013 in order to find out the tax default, if it existed?
(a) Motorola
(b) Samsung
(c) Nokia
(d) Sony Ericsson
Answer: (c) Nokia
With which bank did the Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Kolkata on 4 January 2013?
(a) Dena Bank
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Axis Bank
(d) Allahabad Bank
Answer: (d) Allahabad Bank
Where did PR Fonroche, the joint venture of the French company Fonroche and the Indian company PR Clean Energy, on 10 January 2013 inaugurated a 5 MW Solar Plant in India?
(a) Punjab
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Chandigarh
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
Which of the below mentioned events
are true?
i. China denotes every preceding year of the calendar following the Zodiac Signs assigned number wise to represent or mark the year
ii. In case of Chemical Castration the President of Bar Council of Malaysia also announced that this alternative kind of sentencing required study in case it is needed to be applied in Malaysia
iii. US president signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, which extends life-time protection to the former American presidents as well as family which includes the children till 16 years of age.
iv. The latest stamp released by China carries has featured a colourful snake that holds a golden pearl in its mouth, with a pink peony flower on its head, which signifies honour and riches. The body of the snake represents all the four seasons by the peach blossom, lotus, plum blossom and chrysanthemum engraved on its body
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d) All the statements are true
NASA in the first week of January 2013 unveiled that Mars Curiosity Rover has captured an image of a flower like object embedded on the rocks of Mars. It has also photographed a snake-like rock formation on the Martian Rocks. What was the name of microscope that captured the image?
(a) Light Microscopy Module
(b) Mars Hand Lens Imager
(c) Fluorescence light microscope
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Mars Hand Lens Imager
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Biological Sciences in the second week of January 2013 discovered that the oldest known super predator of the world was the marine crocodile. What is the name of this oldest known super predator of the world?
(a) Tyrant Swimmer
(b) Tylosaurus
(c) Predator X
(d) Basilosaurus
Answer: (a) Tyrant Swimmer
Scientists at the Stanford University in the second week of January 2013, California developed an experimental drug called LM11A-31 which is claimed to help paralysed people reclaim their movements. Which of the following statements is true in context to this sentence?
(a) The new drug enabled the dogs which had no movements in lower limbs, to walk again with the coordinated steps.
(b) In the tests, it was also observed that the medication did not cause any pain in dogs.
(c) Blood brain barrier, which is responsible for protecting the central nervous system (CNS) from harmful chemicals carried in the bloodstream, was also crossed efficiently.
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Blood brain barrier, which is responsible for protecting the central nervous system (CNS) from harmful chemicals carried in the
bloodstream, was also crossed efficiently.
Which kind of wine can distort the results of testosterone level in body?
(a) White Wine
(b) Rose Wine
(c) Purple Wine
(d) Red Wine
Answer: (d) Red Wine
Which is the largest cosmic structure in the universe that is powered by super massive black holes clump together? This structure was discovered by the astronomers in the first week of January 2013.
(a) Large Quasar Group
(b) Galaxy Filaments
(c) Inflationary universe
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Large Quasar Group
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, US and Karolinska Institute in Sweden got a genetic get through into the main cause of arthritis. What, according to the scientists could be used for predicting the person who could potentially be at a risk of this disease?
(a) Simple X-Ray
(b) Simple Blood test
(c) Simple Diagnosis
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Simple Blood Test
A team at Intel, the computer hardware firm created a device, which is said to allow which renowned physicist of the world to communicate faster than before?
(a) Nikola Tesla
(b) Antoine Henri Becquerel
(c) Max Planck
(d) Stephen Hawking
Answer: (d) Stephen Hawking
The researchers from EMBL- European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in January 2013 developed a new method that allows storage of 100 million hours of high definition video in a cup of DNA. Which of the following statements is true in context to this?
(a) The scientists in Cambridge downloaded all the 154 sonnets of Wordsworth on the strands of the synthetic DNA, a genetic storage device have been used.
(b) Scientists were successful in encoding the information and reproduction of the Brad’s words with complete accuracy.
(c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNA and thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
(d) Scientists claimed that the genes can be used as the robust way to store information as the information once stored in it can be extracted from the mammoth bones, even after tens of thousands of years.
Answer: (c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNAand thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
In which Indian zoo were the thirty one Black Bucks killed by the stray dogs on 19 January 2013?
(a) Kanpur Zoo
(b) Lucknow Zoo
(c) Delhi Zoo
(d) Patna Zoo
Answer: (a) Kanpur Zoo
The researchers from EMBL- European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in January 2013 developed a new method that allows storage of 100 million hours of high definition video in a cup of DNA. Which of the following statements is true in context to this?
(a) The scientists in Cambridge downloaded all the 154 sonnets of Wordsworth on the strands of the synthetic DNA, a genetic storage device have been used.
(b) Scientists were successful in encoding the information and reproduction of the Brad’s words with complete accuracy.
(c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNA and thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
(d) Scientists claimed that the genes can be used as the robust way to store information as the information once stored in it can be extracted from the mammoth bones, even after tens of thousands of years.
Answer: (c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNAand thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
In which Indian zoo were the thirty one Black Bucks killed by the stray dogs on 19 January 2013?
(a) Kanpur Zoo
(b) Lucknow Zoo
(c) Delhi Zoo
(d) Patna Zoo
Answer: (a) Kanpur Zoo
i. China denotes every preceding year of the calendar following the Zodiac Signs assigned number wise to represent or mark the year
ii. In case of Chemical Castration the President of Bar Council of Malaysia also announced that this alternative kind of sentencing required study in case it is needed to be applied in Malaysia
iii. US president signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, which extends life-time protection to the former American presidents as well as family which includes the children till 16 years of age.
iv. The latest stamp released by China carries has featured a colourful snake that holds a golden pearl in its mouth, with a pink peony flower on its head, which signifies honour and riches. The body of the snake represents all the four seasons by the peach blossom, lotus, plum blossom and chrysanthemum engraved on its body
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d) All the statements are true
NASA in the first week of January 2013 unveiled that Mars Curiosity Rover has captured an image of a flower like object embedded on the rocks of Mars. It has also photographed a snake-like rock formation on the Martian Rocks. What was the name of microscope that captured the image?
(a) Light Microscopy Module
(b) Mars Hand Lens Imager
(c) Fluorescence light microscope
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Mars Hand Lens Imager
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh's School of Biological Sciences in the second week of January 2013 discovered that the oldest known super predator of the world was the marine crocodile. What is the name of this oldest known super predator of the world?
(a) Tyrant Swimmer
(b) Tylosaurus
(c) Predator X
(d) Basilosaurus
Answer: (a) Tyrant Swimmer
Scientists at the Stanford University in the second week of January 2013, California developed an experimental drug called LM11A-31 which is claimed to help paralysed people reclaim their movements. Which of the following statements is true in context to this sentence?
(a) The new drug enabled the dogs which had no movements in lower limbs, to walk again with the coordinated steps.
(b) In the tests, it was also observed that the medication did not cause any pain in dogs.
(c) Blood brain barrier, which is responsible for protecting the central nervous system (CNS) from harmful chemicals carried in the bloodstream, was also crossed efficiently.
(d) None of these
Answer: (c) Blood brain barrier, which is responsible for protecting the central nervous system (CNS) from harmful chemicals carried in the
bloodstream, was also crossed efficiently.
Which kind of wine can distort the results of testosterone level in body?
(a) White Wine
(b) Rose Wine
(c) Purple Wine
(d) Red Wine
Answer: (d) Red Wine
Which is the largest cosmic structure in the universe that is powered by super massive black holes clump together? This structure was discovered by the astronomers in the first week of January 2013.
(a) Large Quasar Group
(b) Galaxy Filaments
(c) Inflationary universe
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Large Quasar Group
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, US and Karolinska Institute in Sweden got a genetic get through into the main cause of arthritis. What, according to the scientists could be used for predicting the person who could potentially be at a risk of this disease?
(a) Simple X-Ray
(b) Simple Blood test
(c) Simple Diagnosis
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Simple Blood Test
A team at Intel, the computer hardware firm created a device, which is said to allow which renowned physicist of the world to communicate faster than before?
(a) Nikola Tesla
(b) Antoine Henri Becquerel
(c) Max Planck
(d) Stephen Hawking
Answer: (d) Stephen Hawking
The researchers from EMBL- European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in January 2013 developed a new method that allows storage of 100 million hours of high definition video in a cup of DNA. Which of the following statements is true in context to this?
(a) The scientists in Cambridge downloaded all the 154 sonnets of Wordsworth on the strands of the synthetic DNA, a genetic storage device have been used.
(b) Scientists were successful in encoding the information and reproduction of the Brad’s words with complete accuracy.
(c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNA and thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
(d) Scientists claimed that the genes can be used as the robust way to store information as the information once stored in it can be extracted from the mammoth bones, even after tens of thousands of years.
Answer: (c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNAand thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
In which Indian zoo were the thirty one Black Bucks killed by the stray dogs on 19 January 2013?
(a) Kanpur Zoo
(b) Lucknow Zoo
(c) Delhi Zoo
(d) Patna Zoo
Answer: (a) Kanpur Zoo
The researchers from EMBL- European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in January 2013 developed a new method that allows storage of 100 million hours of high definition video in a cup of DNA. Which of the following statements is true in context to this?
(a) The scientists in Cambridge downloaded all the 154 sonnets of Wordsworth on the strands of the synthetic DNA, a genetic storage device have been used.
(b) Scientists were successful in encoding the information and reproduction of the Brad’s words with complete accuracy.
(c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNA and thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
(d) Scientists claimed that the genes can be used as the robust way to store information as the information once stored in it can be extracted from the mammoth bones, even after tens of thousands of years.
Answer: (c) One sonnet from Shakespeare weighs 0.3 millionths of a millionth of a gram when written on the DNAand thus a gram of the DNA can easily store information that more than one million of compact disks (CDs) can store.
In which Indian zoo were the thirty one Black Bucks killed by the stray dogs on 19 January 2013?
(a) Kanpur Zoo
(b) Lucknow Zoo
(c) Delhi Zoo
(d) Patna Zoo
Answer: (a) Kanpur Zoo
Which Australian pace legend was
inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the third Test between
Australia and Sri Lanka starting from 4 January 2013 in Sydney?
(a) Glenn McGrath
(b) Shane Warne
(c) Brett Lee
(d) Allan Border
Answer: (a) Glenn McGrath
Name the player of Indian cricket team who 4 January was named as CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2012
(a) Yuvraj Singh
(b) Gautam Gambhir
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Virat Kohli
Answer: (d) Virat Kohli
Which tennis player duo claimed the ladies double final at the Brisbane International?
(a) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupati
(b) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(c) Saian Nehwal and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(d) Sania Mirza and Serena Williams
Answer: (b) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Name the tennis player who claimed the WTA Brisbane International trophy with her first ever single Brisbane International Title?
(a) Venus Williams
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova
(d) Maria Sharapova
Answer: (b) Serena Williams
Name the third seeded Scottish tennis player who retained his Brisbane International Tennis Title after defeating the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on 6 January 2013.
(a) Jamie Murray
(b) Andy Murray
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Ian Collins
Answer: (b) Andy Murray
The Government of China recently launched a postage stamp to mark the year 2013. Name the animal depicted on the postage stamp?
(a) Lizard
(b) Snake
(c) Dragon
(d) Rabbit
Answer: (b) Snake
Which of the statements mentioned below related to the Postage Stamp released by China to mark the year 2013 is true?
i. The snake depicts a reptile that carries a bright pearl in its mouth in form of a gratitude for the man, who was a savior of its life.
ii. The stamp carries a face-value of 1.20 Yuan i.e. 19 cents.
iii. The stamp along with its booklet worth 9.60 Yuan would be available at different post offices as well as the book stalls of the country
iv. Wu Guanying is the designer of this Snake Stamp and has taken the idea of offering it a flowery and auspicious look from Ancient Chinese Story
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
Barrack Obama, the US president signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012. Which of the statements mentioned below are true in relation to the Act?
i. The Act has extended the life-time protection to the former American presidents as well as family which include the children till 16 years of age.
ii. The new Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012 also restores the lifetime Secret Service protection of the former presidents who were not serving as the President before 1 January 1997, along with their spouses.
iii. The fresh Act actually reversed the previous law in which limited Secret Service protection was provided to the former presidents as well as their families up to 10 years in case they served after 1997
iv. Former president George W Bush as well as future former presidents of the US would be entitled to receive this Secret Service protection for the lifetime.
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d) All the four statements are true
Malaysian Bar Council in January suggested its stand on chemical castration. Which of the following statement given below in relation to the punishment is False?
(a) As per the Malaysia’s Bar Council chemical castration should be the treatment given to repeated sex offenders as the alternative kind of sentencing.
(b) South Korean Court recently gave the order of first chemical castration of Asia to the pedophile.
(c) The medical studies on this treatment hinted towards the fact that there exists no side-effects in cases of using chemical castration
(d) There are already certain jurisdictions in the world that have made chemical castration a mandatory law for sex offenders. These nations include certain American states and Czech Republic. Other nations using it for several years are Sweden, Poland, Germany and Denmark.
Answer: (c) Statement C is false
(a) Glenn McGrath
(b) Shane Warne
(c) Brett Lee
(d) Allan Border
Answer: (a) Glenn McGrath
Name the player of Indian cricket team who 4 January was named as CEAT International Cricketer of the Year 2012
(a) Yuvraj Singh
(b) Gautam Gambhir
(c) Sachin Tendulkar
(d) Virat Kohli
Answer: (d) Virat Kohli
Which tennis player duo claimed the ladies double final at the Brisbane International?
(a) Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupati
(b) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(c) Saian Nehwal and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
(d) Sania Mirza and Serena Williams
Answer: (b) Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Name the tennis player who claimed the WTA Brisbane International trophy with her first ever single Brisbane International Title?
(a) Venus Williams
(b) Serena Williams
(c) Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova
(d) Maria Sharapova
Answer: (b) Serena Williams
Name the third seeded Scottish tennis player who retained his Brisbane International Tennis Title after defeating the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on 6 January 2013.
(a) Jamie Murray
(b) Andy Murray
(c) Roger Federer
(d) Ian Collins
Answer: (b) Andy Murray
The Government of China recently launched a postage stamp to mark the year 2013. Name the animal depicted on the postage stamp?
(a) Lizard
(b) Snake
(c) Dragon
(d) Rabbit
Answer: (b) Snake
Which of the statements mentioned below related to the Postage Stamp released by China to mark the year 2013 is true?
i. The snake depicts a reptile that carries a bright pearl in its mouth in form of a gratitude for the man, who was a savior of its life.
ii. The stamp carries a face-value of 1.20 Yuan i.e. 19 cents.
iii. The stamp along with its booklet worth 9.60 Yuan would be available at different post offices as well as the book stalls of the country
iv. Wu Guanying is the designer of this Snake Stamp and has taken the idea of offering it a flowery and auspicious look from Ancient Chinese Story
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
Barrack Obama, the US president signed into law the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012. Which of the statements mentioned below are true in relation to the Act?
i. The Act has extended the life-time protection to the former American presidents as well as family which include the children till 16 years of age.
ii. The new Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012 also restores the lifetime Secret Service protection of the former presidents who were not serving as the President before 1 January 1997, along with their spouses.
iii. The fresh Act actually reversed the previous law in which limited Secret Service protection was provided to the former presidents as well as their families up to 10 years in case they served after 1997
iv. Former president George W Bush as well as future former presidents of the US would be entitled to receive this Secret Service protection for the lifetime.
(a) Statement i, ii and iii are true
(b) Statement i, ii and iv are true
(c) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
(d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (d) All the four statements are true
Malaysian Bar Council in January suggested its stand on chemical castration. Which of the following statement given below in relation to the punishment is False?
(a) As per the Malaysia’s Bar Council chemical castration should be the treatment given to repeated sex offenders as the alternative kind of sentencing.
(b) South Korean Court recently gave the order of first chemical castration of Asia to the pedophile.
(c) The medical studies on this treatment hinted towards the fact that there exists no side-effects in cases of using chemical castration
(d) There are already certain jurisdictions in the world that have made chemical castration a mandatory law for sex offenders. These nations include certain American states and Czech Republic. Other nations using it for several years are Sweden, Poland, Germany and Denmark.
Answer: (c) Statement C is false
Astronomers studying about the
newborn star called HD , observed glimpses of the planets which were forming
around it, depicting the stage of planetary evolution which was never seen
before. Which telescope helped to observe these planets?
(a) Large Binocular Telescope
(b) Gemini South
(c) Hale Telescope (200 inch)
(d) Atacama Large Millimetre /submillimeter Array
Answer: (d) Atacama Large Millimetre /submillimeter Array
A team of researchers including that of an Indian-origin, at Oregon State University discovered in the first week of January 2013, one malfunctioning protein which leads to itchy, dry as well as inflamed skin wounds in a kind of eczema. What is the name of this protein?
(a) Tropomyosin
(b) Fibronectin
(c) Ctip2
(d) Coronin
Answer: (c) Ctip2
Scientists claimed that the 2-billion year old dark black rock, called Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 or Black Beauty is actually new kind of Martian meteorite which contains 10 times excess water than the normal. Where did this rock land in 2011?
(a) Mexico
(b) Sahara
(c) Antractica
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Sahara
Astronomers studying about the newborn star observed glimpses of the planets which were forming around it. Astronomers were studying the HD 142527 which is __________ away from the Earth. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
(a) 450 light years
(b) 350 light years
(c) 250 light years
(d) 150 light years
Answer: (a) 450 light years
Which largest mountain glacier of the world was claimed to have been reduced to 5.9 km in its longitudinal extent from the time period of 1989 to 2009 because of increasing temperatures and presence of humans?
(a) Gangotri
(b) Janapa
(c) Miyar
(d) Siachen
Answer: (d) Siachen
India and Pakistan exchanged their nuclear units’ lists on 1 January 2013, as it is customary. This process of exchanging the list of the nuclear units of both the countries has been into process since when?
(a) 1 January 1992
(b) 1 January 1991
(c) 1 January 1988
(d) 1 January 2001
Answer: (a) 1 January 1992
Which of the following statements related to the exchange of the list of Nuclear Units between India and Pakistan as a part of its customary?
i. The list which contains the names of nuclear units of two countries, are exchanged between India and Pakistan as a custom and part of an agreement which prevents them from aiming the nuclear installations of each others’ nations
ii. This is a customary action as a part of Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities which was signed in December 1988.
iii. Diplomatic channels doesn’t intervene in the process of exchange of the lists between the two countries
iv. In 2011, the exchange of the list was delayed by 10 days and the exchange was successfully completed on 10 January 2011
(a) All the statements are true
(b) Statements i and ii are true
(c) Statements i and iv are true
(d) None of the above mentioned statements are true
Answer: (b) Statements i and ii are true
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in the last week of December 2012 revealed that the Jewish population of Israel passed the crucial mark for first time. What is the declared limit of crucial mark by the bureau?
(a) 12 million
(b) 4 million
(c) 14 million
(d) 6 million
Answer: (d) 6 million
Name the first Asian country to Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist?
(a) South Korea
(b) North Korea
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Russia
Answer: (a) South Korea
US President Barack Obama on 3 January 2013 signed into law an annual Policy Bills, authorizing 633 billion dollars to be spent for 2013. The bill was earlier threatened by the White House to be exercised as a Veto. Name the Bill?
(a) Annual Defence Policy Bill
(b) Annual Employment Bill
(c) Infrastructure Development Bill
(d) Education Bill
Answer: (a) Annual Defence Policy Bill
(a) Large Binocular Telescope
(b) Gemini South
(c) Hale Telescope (200 inch)
(d) Atacama Large Millimetre /submillimeter Array
Answer: (d) Atacama Large Millimetre /submillimeter Array
A team of researchers including that of an Indian-origin, at Oregon State University discovered in the first week of January 2013, one malfunctioning protein which leads to itchy, dry as well as inflamed skin wounds in a kind of eczema. What is the name of this protein?
(a) Tropomyosin
(b) Fibronectin
(c) Ctip2
(d) Coronin
Answer: (c) Ctip2
Scientists claimed that the 2-billion year old dark black rock, called Northwest Africa (NWA) 7034 or Black Beauty is actually new kind of Martian meteorite which contains 10 times excess water than the normal. Where did this rock land in 2011?
(a) Mexico
(b) Sahara
(c) Antractica
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Sahara
Astronomers studying about the newborn star observed glimpses of the planets which were forming around it. Astronomers were studying the HD 142527 which is __________ away from the Earth. Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
(a) 450 light years
(b) 350 light years
(c) 250 light years
(d) 150 light years
Answer: (a) 450 light years
Which largest mountain glacier of the world was claimed to have been reduced to 5.9 km in its longitudinal extent from the time period of 1989 to 2009 because of increasing temperatures and presence of humans?
(a) Gangotri
(b) Janapa
(c) Miyar
(d) Siachen
Answer: (d) Siachen
India and Pakistan exchanged their nuclear units’ lists on 1 January 2013, as it is customary. This process of exchanging the list of the nuclear units of both the countries has been into process since when?
(a) 1 January 1992
(b) 1 January 1991
(c) 1 January 1988
(d) 1 January 2001
Answer: (a) 1 January 1992
Which of the following statements related to the exchange of the list of Nuclear Units between India and Pakistan as a part of its customary?
i. The list which contains the names of nuclear units of two countries, are exchanged between India and Pakistan as a custom and part of an agreement which prevents them from aiming the nuclear installations of each others’ nations
ii. This is a customary action as a part of Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear Installations and Facilities which was signed in December 1988.
iii. Diplomatic channels doesn’t intervene in the process of exchange of the lists between the two countries
iv. In 2011, the exchange of the list was delayed by 10 days and the exchange was successfully completed on 10 January 2011
(a) All the statements are true
(b) Statements i and ii are true
(c) Statements i and iv are true
(d) None of the above mentioned statements are true
Answer: (b) Statements i and ii are true
Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) in the last week of December 2012 revealed that the Jewish population of Israel passed the crucial mark for first time. What is the declared limit of crucial mark by the bureau?
(a) 12 million
(b) 4 million
(c) 14 million
(d) 6 million
Answer: (d) 6 million
Name the first Asian country to Order Chemical Castration of Child Rapist?
(a) South Korea
(b) North Korea
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Russia
Answer: (a) South Korea
US President Barack Obama on 3 January 2013 signed into law an annual Policy Bills, authorizing 633 billion dollars to be spent for 2013. The bill was earlier threatened by the White House to be exercised as a Veto. Name the Bill?
(a) Annual Defence Policy Bill
(b) Annual Employment Bill
(c) Infrastructure Development Bill
(d) Education Bill
Answer: (a) Annual Defence Policy Bill
Match the following. Who of the
following chairman’s of finance commission of India is correctly matched?
i. 14th Finance Commission Yaga Venugopal Reddy
ii. 4th Finance Commission K.C Neogy
iii. 1st Finance Commission P.V. Rajamannarr
iv. 12th Finance Commission C. Rangarajan
(a) Only i
(b) The i and iv are rightly matched
(c) The i and ii are rightly matched
(d) The ii and i are rightly matched
Answer: (b) The i and iv are rightly matched
Which of the following statements mentioned below are true in relation to the Pilot Project of Crime and Criminal Tracking Systems launched in the month of January 2013?
i. The project was launched by the Union Home Minister of India, Sushil Kumar Shinde
ii. It aims at creating a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing through adopting the principle of eGovernance.
iii. Success of the project would help in creation of a nation-wide environment for sharing the crime and criminal information on real-time basis and would connect 14000 police stations across the country
iv. Success of the project would make the Police functioning citizen friendly and more transparent by automating the functioning of Police Stations.
(a) All the four statements are true
(b) Statements ii, iii and iv are true
(c) Statements ii and iv are true
(d) None of the above mentioned statements are true
Answer: (a) All the four statements are true
The Ministry of Home Affairs on 2 January 2013 ordered foreign tourists not to indulge in the journalistic activities on a particular type of visas available with them. Name the type of visa on which the order was issued?
(a) Journalist Visa
(b) Tourists Visa
(c) Employment Visa
(d) Conference Visa
Answer: (b) Tourists Visa
India celebrated its 100th Indian Science Congress in the month of January 2013. Match the following options as per the city and the number of Science Congress.
i. 100th Indian Science Congress - - - a. Bhubaneshwar
ii. 99th Indian Science Congress - - -- b. Kolkata
iii. 98th Indian Science Congress - - - c. Kolkata
iv. 1st Indian Science Congress - - - - d. Chennai
(a) Option i matches to option d, ii matches to c, iii matches to a and iv matches with d
(b) Option i matches to option b, ii matches to a, iii matches to d and iv matches with c
(c) Option i matches to option a, ii matches to b, iii matches to c and iv matches with d
(d) Option i matches to option a, ii matches to c, iii matches to d and iv matches with b
Answer: (b) Option i matches to option b, ii matches to a, iii matches to d and iv matches with c
Which of the following statements mentioned below is true?
i. The first successful and healthy intestinal transplant surgery in India was given to a software engineer on 24 November 2012 at Medanta Medicity, Gurgaon
ii. Union Science and Technology Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on 4 January 2013 declared that the Centre’s allocation for the science and technology and earth sciences ministry had been doubled for the 12th Plan period.
iii. Ministry of Home Affairs on 2 January 2013 ordered foreign tourists not to indulge in the journalistic activities on their Research Visa
iv. The Finance commission is set up after every five years and Article 280 of the Constitution provides for setting up of a finance commission to recommend how net earnings of taxes are to be divided between the Union and states and subsequently among the states.
(a) Statement i, ii, and iii are true
(b) All the statements are true
(c) Statement i, ii, and iv are true
(d) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
Answer: (c) Statement i, ii, and iv are true
Suven Life Sciences – the Drug Firm on 31 December 2012 won patents on three products for CNS molecules. Where are these patents from?
(a) Two from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Canada with patent number 2683124
(b) Two from Canada with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Eurasia with patent number 2683124
(c) All three from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594, 017007 and 2683124
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Two from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Canada with patent number 2683124
Which UK-based subsidiary of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) on 1 January 2012 acquired Soft and Gentle, the women’s deodrant brand from Colgate-Palmolive Co?
(a) Godrej Agrovet
(b) Godrej Infotech Ltd.
(c) Keyline Brands
(d) Godrej Industries Ltd.
Answer: (c) Keyline Brands
Which of the following statements is false:
(a) Nestle in January 2013 won a trademark lawsuit against Cadbury on the rights over the four fingered and three dimensional shape of the KitKat Chocolate Bar.
(b) Nestle got the shape of KitKat registered in the year 2010.
(c) The battle was won at the UK's Community Trade Mark Office and with this decision confectioners would not be allowed to sell any of their products in the same shape across the European Union.
(d) As per the regulators claim the four-bar structure used by nestle is something, with which the customers worldwide are able to associate themselves to the brand.
Answer: (b) Nestle got the shape of KitKat registered in the year 2010.
The Nasscom Sector Skills Council (SSC) on 4 January signed a memorandum of understanding with NIIT to train one lakh students over the next three years for what purpose?
(a) Knowledge Process Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing
(b) Legal Process Outsourcing and Knowledge Process Outsourcing
(c) None of these
(d) Business/ Knowledge Process Outsourcing and Legal Process Outsourcing
Answer: (d) Business/ Knowledge Process Outsourcing and Legal Process Outsourcing
Where was the first wind power project commissioned by National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) in the Month of January 2013?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kochin
Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh
i. 14th Finance Commission Yaga Venugopal Reddy
ii. 4th Finance Commission K.C Neogy
iii. 1st Finance Commission P.V. Rajamannarr
iv. 12th Finance Commission C. Rangarajan
(a) Only i
(b) The i and iv are rightly matched
(c) The i and ii are rightly matched
(d) The ii and i are rightly matched
Answer: (b) The i and iv are rightly matched
Which of the following statements mentioned below are true in relation to the Pilot Project of Crime and Criminal Tracking Systems launched in the month of January 2013?
i. The project was launched by the Union Home Minister of India, Sushil Kumar Shinde
ii. It aims at creating a comprehensive and integrated system for enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of policing through adopting the principle of eGovernance.
iii. Success of the project would help in creation of a nation-wide environment for sharing the crime and criminal information on real-time basis and would connect 14000 police stations across the country
iv. Success of the project would make the Police functioning citizen friendly and more transparent by automating the functioning of Police Stations.
(a) All the four statements are true
(b) Statements ii, iii and iv are true
(c) Statements ii and iv are true
(d) None of the above mentioned statements are true
Answer: (a) All the four statements are true
The Ministry of Home Affairs on 2 January 2013 ordered foreign tourists not to indulge in the journalistic activities on a particular type of visas available with them. Name the type of visa on which the order was issued?
(a) Journalist Visa
(b) Tourists Visa
(c) Employment Visa
(d) Conference Visa
Answer: (b) Tourists Visa
India celebrated its 100th Indian Science Congress in the month of January 2013. Match the following options as per the city and the number of Science Congress.
i. 100th Indian Science Congress - - - a. Bhubaneshwar
ii. 99th Indian Science Congress - - -- b. Kolkata
iii. 98th Indian Science Congress - - - c. Kolkata
iv. 1st Indian Science Congress - - - - d. Chennai
(a) Option i matches to option d, ii matches to c, iii matches to a and iv matches with d
(b) Option i matches to option b, ii matches to a, iii matches to d and iv matches with c
(c) Option i matches to option a, ii matches to b, iii matches to c and iv matches with d
(d) Option i matches to option a, ii matches to c, iii matches to d and iv matches with b
Answer: (b) Option i matches to option b, ii matches to a, iii matches to d and iv matches with c
Which of the following statements mentioned below is true?
i. The first successful and healthy intestinal transplant surgery in India was given to a software engineer on 24 November 2012 at Medanta Medicity, Gurgaon
ii. Union Science and Technology Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on 4 January 2013 declared that the Centre’s allocation for the science and technology and earth sciences ministry had been doubled for the 12th Plan period.
iii. Ministry of Home Affairs on 2 January 2013 ordered foreign tourists not to indulge in the journalistic activities on their Research Visa
iv. The Finance commission is set up after every five years and Article 280 of the Constitution provides for setting up of a finance commission to recommend how net earnings of taxes are to be divided between the Union and states and subsequently among the states.
(a) Statement i, ii, and iii are true
(b) All the statements are true
(c) Statement i, ii, and iv are true
(d) Statement ii, iii and iv are true
Answer: (c) Statement i, ii, and iv are true
Suven Life Sciences – the Drug Firm on 31 December 2012 won patents on three products for CNS molecules. Where are these patents from?
(a) Two from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Canada with patent number 2683124
(b) Two from Canada with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Eurasia with patent number 2683124
(c) All three from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594, 017007 and 2683124
(d) None of these
Answer: (a) Two from Eurasia with patent numbers 016594 and 017007 and one from Canada with patent number 2683124
Which UK-based subsidiary of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) on 1 January 2012 acquired Soft and Gentle, the women’s deodrant brand from Colgate-Palmolive Co?
(a) Godrej Agrovet
(b) Godrej Infotech Ltd.
(c) Keyline Brands
(d) Godrej Industries Ltd.
Answer: (c) Keyline Brands
Which of the following statements is false:
(a) Nestle in January 2013 won a trademark lawsuit against Cadbury on the rights over the four fingered and three dimensional shape of the KitKat Chocolate Bar.
(b) Nestle got the shape of KitKat registered in the year 2010.
(c) The battle was won at the UK's Community Trade Mark Office and with this decision confectioners would not be allowed to sell any of their products in the same shape across the European Union.
(d) As per the regulators claim the four-bar structure used by nestle is something, with which the customers worldwide are able to associate themselves to the brand.
Answer: (b) Nestle got the shape of KitKat registered in the year 2010.
The Nasscom Sector Skills Council (SSC) on 4 January signed a memorandum of understanding with NIIT to train one lakh students over the next three years for what purpose?
(a) Knowledge Process Outsourcing and Business Process Outsourcing
(b) Legal Process Outsourcing and Knowledge Process Outsourcing
(c) None of these
(d) Business/ Knowledge Process Outsourcing and Legal Process Outsourcing
Answer: (d) Business/ Knowledge Process Outsourcing and Legal Process Outsourcing
Where was the first wind power project commissioned by National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco) in the Month of January 2013?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Kochin
Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh
World Music Day is celebrated every
year on?
[a] 21 June, the day of Summer Solstice
[b] 22 June, the day of summer solstice
[c] 21 December, day of winter Solstice
[d] 20 December, day of winter Solstice
Answer: a
World observed the World Refugee Day for the first time in the year?
[a] 2001
[b] 1998
[c] 1991
[d] 2003
Answer: a
Which International golf player won the Augusta Masters Golf championship on 14 April 2013?
[a] Adam Scott
[b] Vijay Singh
[c] Tiger Woods
[d] Robert Allen
Answer: a
Which famous South African sports personality on 7 April 2013 was named as the chief coach of the junior men’s national team?
[a] Gregg Clark
[b] Michael Nobbs
[c] Greg Chappell
[d] Peter Fernandes
Answer: a
In the 27th edition of North-East Games played at Imphal, which Indian state claimed the title of overall team champion?
[a] Arunachal Pradesh
[b] Meghalaya
[c] Manipur
[d] Sikkim
Answer: c
Name the female tennis player of Russia's who won final of the Monterrey Open Tennis Tournament after defeating Germany’s top-seeded Angelique Kerber 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 on 7 April 2013.
[a] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
[b] Elina Bovina
[c] Yana Buchina
[d] Vesna Dolonc
Answer: a
Name the top seeded female Tennis Player who won the Family Circle Cup 2013; by defeating Jelena Jankovic.
[a] Venus Williams
[b] Serena Williams
[c] Anna Kournikova
[d] Maria Sharapova
Answer: b
Which Cricketer from England was named the England cricketer-of-the-year for 2012-13, in an acknowledgement of the Sussex wicket-keeper's consistency with both bat and gloves?
[a] Matt Prior
[b] Alastair Cook
[c] Stuart Board
[d] James Anderson
Answer: a
Name the Legendary Footballer and Former England captain who on 16 May 2013 announced his retirement from professional football and gave an end to his illustrious career of more than two decades.
[a] Ashley Cole
[b] Wayne Rooney
[c] Steven Gerrad
[d] David Beckham
Answer: d
Name the place, where the meet between International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was held to identify the principle on a roadmap to bring India back in the Olympic Fold?
[a] New Delhi
[b] Geneva
[c] Lausanne
[d] Kiruna
Answer: c
[a] 21 June, the day of Summer Solstice
[b] 22 June, the day of summer solstice
[c] 21 December, day of winter Solstice
[d] 20 December, day of winter Solstice
Answer: a
World observed the World Refugee Day for the first time in the year?
[a] 2001
[b] 1998
[c] 1991
[d] 2003
Answer: a
Which International golf player won the Augusta Masters Golf championship on 14 April 2013?
[a] Adam Scott
[b] Vijay Singh
[c] Tiger Woods
[d] Robert Allen
Answer: a
Which famous South African sports personality on 7 April 2013 was named as the chief coach of the junior men’s national team?
[a] Gregg Clark
[b] Michael Nobbs
[c] Greg Chappell
[d] Peter Fernandes
Answer: a
In the 27th edition of North-East Games played at Imphal, which Indian state claimed the title of overall team champion?
[a] Arunachal Pradesh
[b] Meghalaya
[c] Manipur
[d] Sikkim
Answer: c
Name the female tennis player of Russia's who won final of the Monterrey Open Tennis Tournament after defeating Germany’s top-seeded Angelique Kerber 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 on 7 April 2013.
[a] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
[b] Elina Bovina
[c] Yana Buchina
[d] Vesna Dolonc
Answer: a
Name the top seeded female Tennis Player who won the Family Circle Cup 2013; by defeating Jelena Jankovic.
[a] Venus Williams
[b] Serena Williams
[c] Anna Kournikova
[d] Maria Sharapova
Answer: b
Which Cricketer from England was named the England cricketer-of-the-year for 2012-13, in an acknowledgement of the Sussex wicket-keeper's consistency with both bat and gloves?
[a] Matt Prior
[b] Alastair Cook
[c] Stuart Board
[d] James Anderson
Answer: a
Name the Legendary Footballer and Former England captain who on 16 May 2013 announced his retirement from professional football and gave an end to his illustrious career of more than two decades.
[a] Ashley Cole
[b] Wayne Rooney
[c] Steven Gerrad
[d] David Beckham
Answer: d
Name the place, where the meet between International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) was held to identify the principle on a roadmap to bring India back in the Olympic Fold?
[a] New Delhi
[b] Geneva
[c] Lausanne
[d] Kiruna
Answer: c
Name the IPL team from which the
three cricketers Shreesanth, Ajit Chadila and Ankeet Chavan arrested by Special
Cell of Delhi Police belong?
[a] Kings XI Punjab
[b] Delhi Daredevils
[c] Rajasthan Royals
[d] Chennai Super Kings
Answer: c
Name the Top Seeded Tennis player won the Women's Singles title of French Open Tennis tournament.
[a] Serena Wiliams
[b] Venus Williams
[c] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
[d] Anna kournikova
Answer: a
Name the three cricketers who were arrested by the special cell of Delhi on the alleged spot fixing charges during the sixth edition of Indian Premier League?
[a] Shreesanth, Ajit Chadila and Ankeet Chavan
[b] Shreesanth, Ajit Chadila and Ajinkya Rahane
[c] Shreesanth, Ajinkya Rahane and Ankeet Chavan
[d] Shreesanth, Mohit Khurana and Ankeet Chavan
Answer: a
Name the Cricketer, who recently in 19 july 2013 inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame.
[a] Glenn McGrath
[b] Matthew Hayden
[c] Adam Gilchrist
[d] Shane Warne
Answer: d
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of Indian Cricket team was recently appointed as the Vice-President of a corporate house. Name the corporate house that appointed Dhoni as its Vice-President?
[a] Cement India Limited
[b] India Cements
[c] Indian Cements
[d] Bharat Cements
Answer: b
Name the two Cricketers, who recently in February 2013 joined the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
[a] Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner
[b] Glenn McGrath and Matthew Hayden
[c] Charlie Turner and Charles Bannerman
[d] Charles Bannerman and Adam Gilchrist
Answer: a
Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, according to new report of SophosLabs?
[a] China
[b] India
[c] US
[d] Spain
Answer: c
Name the member of NRAI who was re-elected as the President of National Rifle Association of India.
[a] Jaswant Singh
[b] Sunny Thomas
[c] T.S Dhillon
[d] Raninder Singh
Answer: d
Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons.
[a] CERN, Geneva
[b] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
[c] NASA, US
[d] Neutrino Observatory, India
Answer: b
Name the person who won the Presidential election of Cyprus?
[a] Hamadi Jebali
[b] Boiko Borisov
[c] Nicos Anastasiades
[d] Augustin Matata Ponyo
Answer: c
[a] Kings XI Punjab
[b] Delhi Daredevils
[c] Rajasthan Royals
[d] Chennai Super Kings
Answer: c
Name the Top Seeded Tennis player won the Women's Singles title of French Open Tennis tournament.
[a] Serena Wiliams
[b] Venus Williams
[c] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
[d] Anna kournikova
Answer: a
Name the three cricketers who were arrested by the special cell of Delhi on the alleged spot fixing charges during the sixth edition of Indian Premier League?
[a] Shreesanth, Ajit Chadila and Ankeet Chavan
[b] Shreesanth, Ajit Chadila and Ajinkya Rahane
[c] Shreesanth, Ajinkya Rahane and Ankeet Chavan
[d] Shreesanth, Mohit Khurana and Ankeet Chavan
Answer: a
Name the Cricketer, who recently in 19 july 2013 inducted into the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame.
[a] Glenn McGrath
[b] Matthew Hayden
[c] Adam Gilchrist
[d] Shane Warne
Answer: d
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the captain of Indian Cricket team was recently appointed as the Vice-President of a corporate house. Name the corporate house that appointed Dhoni as its Vice-President?
[a] Cement India Limited
[b] India Cements
[c] Indian Cements
[d] Bharat Cements
Answer: b
Name the two Cricketers, who recently in February 2013 joined the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame.
[a] Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner
[b] Glenn McGrath and Matthew Hayden
[c] Charlie Turner and Charles Bannerman
[d] Charles Bannerman and Adam Gilchrist
Answer: a
Which country ranked first on list of countries which distribute spam all over the world, according to new report of SophosLabs?
[a] China
[b] India
[c] US
[d] Spain
Answer: c
Name the member of NRAI who was re-elected as the President of National Rifle Association of India.
[a] Jaswant Singh
[b] Sunny Thomas
[c] T.S Dhillon
[d] Raninder Singh
Answer: d
Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons.
[a] CERN, Geneva
[b] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
[c] NASA, US
[d] Neutrino Observatory, India
Answer: b
Name the person who won the Presidential election of Cyprus?
[a] Hamadi Jebali
[b] Boiko Borisov
[c] Nicos Anastasiades
[d] Augustin Matata Ponyo
Answer: c
'.TMP' extension refers usually to
what kind of file?
(a) Temporary file
(b) Archive
(c) Executable files
(d) Error Log
Answer: a
'DTP'computer abbreviation usually means?
(a) Direct Text Publishing
(b) Desk Top Publishing
(c) Don't Try Printing
(d) Direct To Print
Answer: b
Who developed Yahoo?
(a) Brin Sergey and Larry Page
(b) Mark Zuckerberg
(c) Sabir Bhatia
(d) David Filo and Jerry Yang
Answer: d
Who was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus' in 1983?
(a) Konrad Zuse
(b) Cohen
(c) Richard Stallman
(d) Dennis Ritchie
Answer: b
What is ENIAC?
(a) an electronic computer
(b) a programming language
(c) a supercomputer
(d) calculator
Answer: a
Data are accumulated and processed in group called?
(a) Group Processing
(b) Batch Processing
(c) Distributed Processing
(d) Batch Accumulation
Answer: b
DMA stands for?
(a) Direct Moderation Authorization
(b) Direct Memory Allocaion
(c) Direct Memory Access
(d) Disk Memory Access
Answer: c
Which was the last version of MS-DOS that was released separately?
(a) 6.22
(b) 5.22
(c) 4.22
(d) 3.22
Answer: a
What is a GPU?
(a) General Processing Unit
(b) Gigabit Processor Unit
(c) General Purchasing Unit
(d) Graphics Processing Unit
Answer: d
A temporary memory storage device that keeps certain data available for quick reference is called?
(a) memory cache
(b) memory brust
(c) memory log
(d) memory lite
Answer: a
(a) Temporary file
(b) Archive
(c) Executable files
(d) Error Log
Answer: a
'DTP'computer abbreviation usually means?
(a) Direct Text Publishing
(b) Desk Top Publishing
(c) Don't Try Printing
(d) Direct To Print
Answer: b
Who developed Yahoo?
(a) Brin Sergey and Larry Page
(b) Mark Zuckerberg
(c) Sabir Bhatia
(d) David Filo and Jerry Yang
Answer: d
Who was the first to offer a definition of the term 'computer virus' in 1983?
(a) Konrad Zuse
(b) Cohen
(c) Richard Stallman
(d) Dennis Ritchie
Answer: b
What is ENIAC?
(a) an electronic computer
(b) a programming language
(c) a supercomputer
(d) calculator
Answer: a
Data are accumulated and processed in group called?
(a) Group Processing
(b) Batch Processing
(c) Distributed Processing
(d) Batch Accumulation
Answer: b
DMA stands for?
(a) Direct Moderation Authorization
(b) Direct Memory Allocaion
(c) Direct Memory Access
(d) Disk Memory Access
Answer: c
Which was the last version of MS-DOS that was released separately?
(a) 6.22
(b) 5.22
(c) 4.22
(d) 3.22
Answer: a
What is a GPU?
(a) General Processing Unit
(b) Gigabit Processor Unit
(c) General Purchasing Unit
(d) Graphics Processing Unit
Answer: d
A temporary memory storage device that keeps certain data available for quick reference is called?
(a) memory cache
(b) memory brust
(c) memory log
(d) memory lite
Answer: a
The RBI has prescribed that all SCBs
should maintain their SLRs in
(a) dated securities notified by RBI
(b) T-Bills of Government of India
(c) State Development Loans
(d) All the above
Answer: d
What does EBT stand for?
(a) Electronic Belated Transfer
(b) Electric Beginners transaction
(c) Electronic Benefit Transfer
(d) Electronic Beginning Transaction
Answer: c
With growing savings among households in India, the need for retail credit is declining.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: b
In India, the RBI prescribes the minimum SLR level for Scheduled Commercial Banks in India in specified assets as a percentage of Bank's ______
(a) Net Demand and Time Liabilities
(b) Demand Liabilities
(c) Time Liability
(d) None of the above
Answer: a
If the beneficiary of a cheque has lost the cheque, he can instruct the paying bank to stop payment of the cheque without waiting for the account holder's instructions.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: b
The CRR refer to the share of _____ that banks have to maintain with RBI of their net demand and time liabilities.
(a) illiquid cash
(b) forex reserves
(c) gold
(d) liquid cash
Answer: d
While outsourcing, the only consideration should be cost savings
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: b
Lord Krishna Bank Ltd. is a
(a) new private sector bank
(b) old private sector bank
(c) public sector bank
(d) regional rural bank
Answer: a
Government securities issued by the Central Government are considered to be part of SLR securities, but not securities issued by State Governments.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
Under the Banking Regulation Act insurance is not included in the list of permissible businesses. However, Ministry of Finance provides special permission to banks to enter the insurance business.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
(a) dated securities notified by RBI
(b) T-Bills of Government of India
(c) State Development Loans
(d) All the above
Answer: d
What does EBT stand for?
(a) Electronic Belated Transfer
(b) Electric Beginners transaction
(c) Electronic Benefit Transfer
(d) Electronic Beginning Transaction
Answer: c
With growing savings among households in India, the need for retail credit is declining.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: b
In India, the RBI prescribes the minimum SLR level for Scheduled Commercial Banks in India in specified assets as a percentage of Bank's ______
(a) Net Demand and Time Liabilities
(b) Demand Liabilities
(c) Time Liability
(d) None of the above
Answer: a
If the beneficiary of a cheque has lost the cheque, he can instruct the paying bank to stop payment of the cheque without waiting for the account holder's instructions.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: b
The CRR refer to the share of _____ that banks have to maintain with RBI of their net demand and time liabilities.
(a) illiquid cash
(b) forex reserves
(c) gold
(d) liquid cash
Answer: d
While outsourcing, the only consideration should be cost savings
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: b
Lord Krishna Bank Ltd. is a
(a) new private sector bank
(b) old private sector bank
(c) public sector bank
(d) regional rural bank
Answer: a
Government securities issued by the Central Government are considered to be part of SLR securities, but not securities issued by State Governments.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
Under the Banking Regulation Act insurance is not included in the list of permissible businesses. However, Ministry of Finance provides special permission to banks to enter the insurance business.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
The
main function of a commercial bank can be segregated into:
(i) payment system
(ii) Financial intermediation
(iii) Financial Services
(a) (i), (ii), (iii)
(b) (i), (iii)
(c) (i), (ii)
(d) (ii), (iii)
Answer: a
Self-Help Groups are set up to basically borrow from banks without making any savings contribution.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
A commercial paper issue made by a corporate is a non-SLR instrument
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: b
As at end-June 2008, the number of bank branches in the country was:
(a) Between 75,000 to 80,000
(b) Between 70,000 to 75,000
(c) Between 80,000 to 85,000
(d) Between 65,000 to 70,000
Answer: a
Loss assets comprise assets where a loss has been identified by
(a) RBI
(b) Bank
(c) a and b
(d) None of the above
Answer: c
RBI acts as the issuer of currency in India, but only the Central Government has the right to destroy currency notes.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
No bank may hold shares in any company other than a subsidiary, exceeding 20.0% of the paid up share capital of that company.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: a
The deposits of regional rural banks are not covered by the DICGC
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
Normally, the following types of customers require higher due diligence under KYC norms, except:
(a) politically exposed persons (PEPs) of foreign origin.
(b) non-resident customers;
(c) farmers with land holding over 10 acres;
(d) high net worth individuals;
Answer: c
The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the RBI.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: a
(i) payment system
(ii) Financial intermediation
(iii) Financial Services
(a) (i), (ii), (iii)
(b) (i), (iii)
(c) (i), (ii)
(d) (ii), (iii)
Answer: a
Self-Help Groups are set up to basically borrow from banks without making any savings contribution.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
A commercial paper issue made by a corporate is a non-SLR instrument
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: b
As at end-June 2008, the number of bank branches in the country was:
(a) Between 75,000 to 80,000
(b) Between 70,000 to 75,000
(c) Between 80,000 to 85,000
(d) Between 65,000 to 70,000
Answer: a
Loss assets comprise assets where a loss has been identified by
(a) RBI
(b) Bank
(c) a and b
(d) None of the above
Answer: c
RBI acts as the issuer of currency in India, but only the Central Government has the right to destroy currency notes.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
No bank may hold shares in any company other than a subsidiary, exceeding 20.0% of the paid up share capital of that company.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: a
The deposits of regional rural banks are not covered by the DICGC
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer: a
Normally, the following types of customers require higher due diligence under KYC norms, except:
(a) politically exposed persons (PEPs) of foreign origin.
(b) non-resident customers;
(c) farmers with land holding over 10 acres;
(d) high net worth individuals;
Answer: c
The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the RBI.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer: a
The concept of base rate to be
introduced with effect from July 1, 2010 would include
(a) product-specific operating cost
(b) credit risk premium
(c) tenor premium
(d) All of the above
Answer:
Credit appraisal can be done on a simplified basis by banks while carrying out credit appraisal of smaller units.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer:
BCSBI stands for
(a) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
(b) Banking Credit and Standards Board of India
(c) Banking Codes and Service Board of India
(d) Banking Credit and Service Board of India
Answer:
While bulk of the forex treasury operations is on behalf of the clients, the major portion of domestic treasury operations consists of proprietary trading
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer:
Banks have to ensure that underwriting commitments taken up by them in respect of primary issue of shares or convertible debentures or units of equity-oriented mutual funds comply with the ceiling prescribed for the banks' exposure to the capital markets.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer:
The concept of limited liablity introduced in Indian banking resulted in establishment of
(a) joint stock banks
(b) urban banks
(c) rural banks
(d) none of the above
Answer:
Derivative products like swaps cover only foreign exchange risks and not interest rate risks.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer:
Which of the following types of account fall under the time deposit category?
(i) Current account
(ii) Term deposit account
(a) product-specific operating cost
(b) credit risk premium
(c) tenor premium
(d) All of the above
Answer:
Credit appraisal can be done on a simplified basis by banks while carrying out credit appraisal of smaller units.
(a) TRUE
(b) FALSE
Answer:
BCSBI stands for
(a) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India
(b) Banking Credit and Standards Board of India
(c) Banking Codes and Service Board of India
(d) Banking Credit and Service Board of India
Answer:
While bulk of the forex treasury operations is on behalf of the clients, the major portion of domestic treasury operations consists of proprietary trading
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer:
Banks have to ensure that underwriting commitments taken up by them in respect of primary issue of shares or convertible debentures or units of equity-oriented mutual funds comply with the ceiling prescribed for the banks' exposure to the capital markets.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer:
The concept of limited liablity introduced in Indian banking resulted in establishment of
(a) joint stock banks
(b) urban banks
(c) rural banks
(d) none of the above
Answer:
Derivative products like swaps cover only foreign exchange risks and not interest rate risks.
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer:
Which of the following types of account fall under the time deposit category?
(i) Current account
(ii) Term deposit account
(a) only (ii)
(b) only (i)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) None of the above
Answer:
An efficient financial intermediation process has which of the following components:
(i) effective mobilisation of savings
(ii) their allocation to the most productive uses
(a) only (i)
(b) only (ii)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) None of the above
Answer:
A Nostro account is an account which an exporter maintains with a bank abroad
(a) FALSE
(b) TRUE
Answer:
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