United India Insurance Company Ltd. A.A.O. Exam., 2011 Solved Paper (27-03-2011)

 United India Insurance Company Ltd. A.A.O. Exam., 2011 Solved Paper (27-03-2011)

1. Which of the following is a General Insurance Company functioning in India ?
(A) Life Insurance Corporation of India
(B) ICICI Prudential
(C) Tata AIG
(D) United India Insurance Company
(E) All are General Insurance Companies
Ans : (D)

2. Who amongst the following is the Regulator of Insurance sector in India ?
(A) RBI
(B) AMFI
(C) IRDA
(D) SEBI
(E) All of these
Ans : (C)

3. Which of the following terms is NOT used in insurance sector ?
(A) Indemnity
(B) Coverage
(C) Misuse Alert
(D) Casualty
(E) Annuity
Ans : (C)


4. Which of the following Public Sector companies/organizations provides insurance cover to exporters ?
(A) ECGC
(B) NABARD
(C) SIDBI
(D) IRDA
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

5. The main feature of the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme is to insure which of the following?
(A) Life of the farmer
(B) Crop of the farmer
(C) Animals who are used in agricultural activities
(D) Land of the farmer
(E) Both Land and family of the farmer
Ans : (B)

6. In which one of the following States was the first UID card issued ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Manipur
(C) Assam
(D) West Bengal
(E) Maharashtra
Ans : (E)

7. Which of the following books is written by Anita Desai ?
(A) Magic Seeds
(B) The Village by the Sea
(C) A Bend in the River
(D) My God Died Young
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

8. Expand the term MGNREGA—
(A) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(B) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Agency
(C) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Act
(D) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Agency
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

9. Which of the following terms is used in the field of finance and banking?
(A) Elasticity
(B) Inflation
(C) Pulse Rate
(D) Hot waves
(E) Plasma
Ans : (B)

10. With which one of the following sports, Saina Nehwal is associated ?
(A) Chess
(B) Badminton
(C) Long Jump
(D) Lawn Tennis
(E) Table Tennis
Ans : (B)

11. Which one of the following States has passed a bill to regulate the interest rates on micro-finance ?
(A) Odisha
(B) Haryana
(C) Karnataka
(D) Kerala
(E) Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (E)

12. Which of the following rates are reviewed by the RBI at the time of periodical review of the policy ?
(a) Bank Rate
(b) Repo Rate
(c) Savings Bank Rate
(A) Only (a)
(B) Only (b)
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) All (a), (b) and (c)
(E) Only (c)
Ans : (D)

13. Which one of the following is not included in TAPI gas project ?
(A) Turkmenistan
(B) Pakistan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) India
(E) Iran
Ans : (E)

14. Which one of the following States has passed a legislation to confiscate the property of corrupt officials and to open schools in these properties ?
(A) West Bengal
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Bihar
(D) Rajasthan
(E) Haryana
Ans : (C)

15. Brihadeeswara Temple has recently celebrated its millennium birthday. In which of the following States is it located ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Kerala
(D) Odisha
(E) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (E)

16. In which one of the following States, Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant is proposed to be set up ?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Haryana
(C) Odisha
(D) Karnataka
(E) Maharashtra
Ans : (E)

17. According to Planning Commission, in how many years shall the per capita income in India become double ?
(A) Nine
(B) Five
(C) Seven
(D) Three
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

18. Expand the term IFRS.
(A) Indian Financial Reporting Standards
(B) Indian Financial Reporting Systems
(C) International Financial Reporting Standards
(D) International Financial Reporting Systems
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

19. Who is Liu Xiaobo ?
(A) North Korean dissident, who has been awarded Nobel peace prize
(B) Chinese citizen, who has been awarded Nobel peace prize
(C) North Korean dissident, who has been awarded Nobel literature prize
(D) Sportsman who was awarded maximum 8 Gold medals in Commonwealth
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

20. Who is Hardeep Puri ?
(A) India's permanent representative at UN
(B) Vice President, IMF
(C) Vice President, World Bank
(D) India's ambassador in USA
(E) India's ambassador in UK
Ans : (A)

21. With which one of the following games is Ishant Sharma associated ?
(A) Chess
(B) Badminton
(C) Table Tennis
(D) Volley Ball
(E) Cricket
Ans : (E)

22. With which one of the following games, France's Zinedine Zidane is associated ?
(A) Hockey
(B) Football
(C) Snooker
(D) Volley Ball
(E) Base Ball
Ans : (B)

23. As per recent newspaper reports, which one of the following countries was second largest importer of goods and services in the world during year 2009-10 ?
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) Japan
(D) Russia
(E) India
Ans : (E)

24. According to RBI governor, which one of the following is the challenge in its monetary policy ?
(A) Inflation
(B) Inflation and Supportive recovery
(C) Inflation and fiscal deficit
(D) Inflation and high cost of imports
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

25. Which one of the following Public Sector Organisations has offered largest ever equity offer ?
(A) SAIL
(B) Coal India
(C) Power Grid
(D) Shipping Corporation of India
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

26. Through which one of the following sources domestic funds are raised by Companies ?
(a) IPO only
(b) FPO only
(c) Commercial papers
(A) Only (a) and (b)
(B) All (a), (b) and (c)
(C) Only (a) and (c)
(D) Only (a)
(E) Only (c)
Ans : (C)

27. Which one of the following was the reason owing to which Govt. want Reserve Bank of India to tighten prudential norms for NBFCs ?
(A) To reduce liquidity in the market
(B) It is as per Basel II requirements
(C) It is as per Bank for International Settlement (BIS) directives
(D) It is to protect NBFCs from any impact of possible economic slowdown
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

28. In the financial year 2009-10, which one of the following Banks has made highest Total dividend Payout ?
(A) SBI
(B) PNB
(C) Bank of India
(D) Canara Bank
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

29. In respect of which one of the following countries, India has proposed non payments for import of crude oil ?
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) Kuwait
(D) Sudan
(E) U.A.E.
Ans : (A)

30. Through which one of the following methods, RBI has allowed Indian companies to hedge exchange rate risks associated with trade transactions ?
(A) Forwards
(B) FRA
(C) Swaps
(D) Currency options
(E) Cross currency options
Ans : (D)

31. Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul ?
(A) A Handful of Dust
(B) A House for Mr. Biswas
(C) A Passage to India
(D) Darkness at Noon
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

32. With which one of the following countries, India has signed agreement to build Multi Model Transit Transport Project ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Myanmar
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Nepal
(E) Maldives
Ans : (B)

33. Which one of the following countries is Number One Country in terms of Purchasing Power ?
(A) USA
(B) Germany
(C) China
(D) South Korea
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

34. Which one of the following directions has been given by Government to Civic bodies ?
(A) They must use 70 per cent of the funds for BPL families
(B) They must use 70 per cent of the funds for the poor living within their jurisdiction
(C) They must use 25 per cent of the funds for BPL families
(D) They must use 25 per cent of the funds for the poor living within their jurisdiction
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

35. On which one of the following issues a group of business leaders and other eminent citizens have expressed concern ?
(A) E-Governance
(B) Governance
(C) Fiscal deficit
(D) Governance deficit
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

36. 'Yuan' is the currency of which one of the following countries ?
(A) Japan
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea
(D) Taiwan
(E) China
Ans : (E)

37. Which one of the following is a leading power in 17 nation Euro Region ?
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Norway
(D) Greece
(E) Portugal
Ans : (A)

38. What are teaser loan rates charged by banks ?
(A) Fixed rate of interest charged by banks
(B) Floating rate of interest charged by banks
(C) Rate of interest in the initial period is less and goes up subsequently
(D) Rate of interest in the initial period is more and it goes down subsequently
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

39. Expand the term FSDC which is used in financial sectors ?
(A) Financial Security and Development Council
(B) Financial Stability and Development Council
(C) Fiscal Security and Development Council
(D) Fiscal Stability and Development Council
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)

40. According to the 8th Annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), which one of the following countries is 'most attractive' retail market in the world ?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) UAE
(D) Saudi Arabia
(E) Japan
Ans : (B)

41. Govt.'s 'Food-for-work' programme means—
(A) to pay in kind to work and build rural infrastructure
(B) supplying balanced diet to workers in rural areas
(C) no-work-no-pay principle
(D) ensuring enough food to rural worker-households
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)

42. The insurance companies collect a fixed amount from its customers at a fixed interval of time. What
is it called ?
(A) Instalment
(B) Contribution
(C) Premium
(D) EMI
(E) Service Charge
Ans : (A)

43. Which of the following is/are the various types of insurance ?
(a) Life Insurance
(b) Health Insurance
(c) Liability Insurance
(A) Only (a)
(B) Only (b)
(C) Only (c)
(D) All (a), (b) and (c)
(E) Only (a) and (b)
Ans : (D)

44. What is the full form of 'ESOPs' as seen in financial newspapers ?
(A) Employee Stock Ownership Plan
(B) Executive Salary Options
(C) Emergency Stock Operations
(D) Early Sales Opportunities
(E) Executive Stock Ownership
Ans : (A)

45. Who are considered Super Senior Citizen as per budget 2011-12 ? Those who have completed a minimum age of—
(A) 65 years
(B) 70 years
(C) 75 years
(D) 80 years
(E) 90 years
Ans : (D)

46. Pohang Steel Company (POSCO) is a company originally based in—
(A) China
(B) Vietnam
(C) USA
(D) Italy
(E) South Korea
Ans : (E)

47. As per the revised data released by the Central Statistical Organisation, the GDP growth in 2010 has been at which of the following levels ?
(A) 6%
(B) 6•5%
(C) 8%
(D) 7•5%
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)

48. Who amongst the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan recently (2011) ?
(A) Kumar Mangalam Birla
(B) Harbhajan Singh
(C) Nirupama Rao
(D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(E) Saina Nehwal
Ans : (D)

49. Annual meeting of World Economic Forum was organized in January 2011 in which of the following cities ?
(A) Davos
(B) Milan
(C) Tokyo
(D) London
(E) Lisbon
Ans : (A)

50. India recently signed a deal on the sharing of Teesta and Feni river waters. This agreement is signed with which of the following countries ?
(A) Nepal
(B) China
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
(E) Bhutan
Ans : (D) 

Indian Geography Related QuestionPaper

Indian Geography Related QuestionPaper

1. The river which originates in the Gupta ganga hills of Orissa:

Ans. Baitarani

2. The river which originates Kulu hills near Rohtang pass:

Ans. Beas

3. The river which originates near the Chemayungdung glacier near mansarovar lake:

Ans. Brahmaputra

4. Which river originates near Lahul in Himachal Pradesh?

Ans. Chenab

5. The river which originates from thriambak hills:

Ans. Godavari

6. Which state has the largest mangrove forest area?

Ans. West Bengal

7. Which state has the second largest mangrove forest area?

Ans. Gujarat

8. Which state has the least forest area?

Ans. Punjab

9. Which state has the least percentage of forest area?

Ans. Punjab

10. The headquarters of the Forest Survey of India:

Ans. Dehra Dun

11. The only crator lake in India:

Ans. Lonar

12. In which state is Lonar lake?

Ans. Maharashtra

13. Nalsarovar lake is in the state of:

Ans. Gujarat

14. The saltiest lake in India:

Ans. Sambhar

15. In which state is Sambhar lake?

Ans. Rajastan

16. Kasiranga national park in Assam is famous for:

Ans. One horned Rhino

17. Keolodeo national park is in the state of:

Ans. Rajastan

18. In which state is Elephanta caves?

Ans. Maharashtra

19. Hampi in the state of Karnataka is famous for the remains of …………. Empire.

Ans. Vijayanagar

20. The Pattadakkal monuments are situated in the state of:

Ans. Karnataka

21. The largest bus terminals in Asia is at:

Ans. Chennai

22. The first rapid transit system in India was established at ………… in 1854.

Ans. Kolkata

23. The cheapest mode of transport in India:

Ans. Water transport

24. The headquarters of the Inland waterway Authority of India is:

Ans. Noida

25. National waterway-1 connects Allahabad and ……………?

Ans. Haldia

IBPS CWE Model Question Pattern For Probationary Officers & Management Trainee

IBPS CWE Model Question Pattern For Probationary Officers & Management Trainee

 IBPS Common Written Examination CWE for Probationary Officers PO & Management Trainee Written Exam Pattern. Common Written Examination CWE will be in both Objective & Descriptive Type.

IBPS CWE Exam Question Pattern

Serial Number	Name Of the Category	Number Of Questions	Number of Marks
1	Reasoning	50	50
2	English Language	50	25
3	Quantitative Analysis	50	50
4	General Awareness Related to Banking Industry	50	50
5	Computer Knowledge	50	50

IBPS Bank POs - General Awareness Model Questions

IBPS Bank POs - General Awareness Model Questions

1. To maintain Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) up to 8 percent, FM declared to infuse Rs .... crores in the Public Sector Banks.
1) 10000 2) 5000 3) 7000 4) 9000 5) 6000

2. Wholesale Banking means ………..?
1) the customers should buy all the products like deposits and loans
2) Banks give the loans to wholesale shops only
3) Banking services between merchant banks and other financial institutions
4) Banking services between Reserve Bank of India and other banks in India.
5) Banking services between Government of India and other financial institutions

3. .…… granted $ 407 billion loan to India to boost up micro finance services in India.
1) IMF 2) World Bank 3) IDA 4) IFC 5) AFD

4. In union budget, the standard rate of Service tax put remain unchanged at ...?
1) 12% 2) 6 % 3) 7% 4) 10% 5) 9%

5. On 11 January 2011, Railway minister Mamata Benarjee laid down the foundation stone for AC container and Bogie
Manufacturing factory at ‘Budge Budge’ in.....
1) Maharashtra 2) Jammu 3) Chennai 4) Andhra Pradesh 5) West Bengal

6. ONGC details are given. Pick up wrong one.
1) ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) was established in 1956.
2) Its head office in Deharadun, Uttarakhand. It has 1.7 billion tonne oil reserves in domestic and foreign fields.
3) It manufacture 77% Crude in India
4) It manufacture 81% of Natural Gas in India.
5) None

7. Indian Gold market for the consumption still growing ………….. percent as per the report of World Gold Council.
1) 55 2) 50 3) 80 4) 66 5) 100

8. Book related options are given. Pick up incorrect one.
1) Coasta Book Award received by Kishwar Desai
2) ‘Ignited Minds’ written by Prathibha Patil
3) ‘Wings of Fire’ written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
4) The Zigzag Way written by Anita Desai
5) All of above

9. India and Bahamas signed TIEA agreement to bring the international standards of transparency for exchange of banking and ownership information to check tax evasion and money laundering. TIEA stands for …..?
1) Tax Information Exchange Arrangement
2) Tax Infusion Exchange Agreement
3) Tax Information Electronic Agreement
4) Tax Information Exchange Agreement
5) Toll Information Exchange Agreement

10. Tuticorin port Trust renamed after ……….?
1) Vallarpadam 2) Karunanidhi 3) Anna Dorai 4) M.G.Rama Chandran 5) Chidambaranar

11. Which among the following is not the Negotiable instrument?
1) Cheque
2) Demand Draft
3) Cash Deposit form
4) Bill of Exchange
5) Banker’s Cheque

12. In which country, State Bank of India initiates to open its overseas branch in March 2011?
1) Sri Lanka 2) Singapore 3) China 4) Qatar 5) Kenya

13. The Union Budget estimated that in the case of Direct taxes, the net revenue loss of Rs. 11,500 cr estimated due to proposal
of ..……
1) tax exemptions on personal incomes
2) tax incentives to attract the foreign funds
3) investment linked exemptions to the
investors in the production of fertilizers
4) weighted deductions to National universities
and laboratory funds
5) All of the above

14. Which country declared Rs. 2257 cr to assist India through its ODA to help cleaning of the Yamuna in Delhi, Crop diversification
in promotion in Himachal Pradesh and biodiversity in Tamilnadu?
1) USA 2) UK 3) Japan 4) Malaysia 5) Myanmar

15. How much percent of total power must be Solar power as per the order of the central government on 6 January 2011 by 2022?
1) 1.5 % 2) 5 % 3) 3% 4) 6 % 5) 10 %

16. Few tiger reserve parks list is given. Pick up wrong combination.
1) Kaziranga Tiger Reserve - Bihar 2) Nagarjunsagar - Srisailam Tiger Reserve - Andhra Pradesh
3) Manas Tiger Reserve - Assam 4) Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary - Karnataka
5) Parambikulam Tiger Reserve - Tamilnadu and Kerala

17. The state government related bits are given. Pick up wrong one.
1) Bihar got the tune of Rs. 3,468 cr from the center for the special plan under the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF).
2) Tuticorin and Colombo will resume the passenger ship.
3) National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIDESH) at Chaliyam in Kerala.
4) Kerala provides laptops and net books to school teachers at fair prices under the IT @ School project.
5) None

18. Who spots as second biggest economy (GDP registering $ 5.8 trillion) by crossing Japan’s GDP $ 5.47 trillion in 2010?
1) UK 2) Germany 3) China 4) France 5) Australia

19. India and ………….made Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
1) UK 2) France 3) Australia 4) Japan 5) Myanmar

20. The Award List is given. Pick up correct one.
1) Pravasi Bharathiya Samman award 2011 conferred on Mano Selvanathan, the Srilankan industrialist
2) Order of Valour received by Mufti Anas Pshikhachev
3) Deepak Lalwani was conferred the Order of British Empire Honor
4) 36th Annual Cesar Award equivalent to Oscar got by Quentin Tarantino
5) All of above

Key: 1-5; 2-3; 3-2; 4-4; 5-5; 6-5; 7-4; 8-2; 9-4; 10-5; 11-3; 12-4; 13-5; 14-3; 15-3; 16-1; 17-5; 18-3; 19-4; 20-5.

 

IBPS - Bank PO General Awareness Model Question Paper

IBPS - Bank PO General Awareness Model Question Paper

Following are General Awareness Questions for IBPS Probationary Officers (PO) Examinations. IBPS has introduced 'Common Written Examinations' (CWE) for 19 nationalised PSU banks. These banks will short list the candidates for PO posts based on IBPS scores in CWE. Following are model questions for CWE for POs. These questions are also useful for other Banks PO exams such as SBI PO written test. The question paper has 40 questions for which key is also provided at the end of the questions. Try to find out the answers with out seeing answers.

1. As per the rule how much percent of priority sector loans must be given to Farming?
1) 18 2) 40 3) 20 4)15 5) 6

2. On 11 April 2011, Rander People's Co-operative Bank was punished with Rs.1 lakh penalty by RBI on the basis of violation of rules such as money laundering etc. It is in .............?
1) Maharastra 2) West Bengal 3) Bihar 4) Goa 5) Gujarat

3. The chief function of Reserve Bank of India includes ............?
1) Minting of Currency 2) Framing the monetary and credit policy
3) With the help of Circulation of money, maintaining price stability 4) Foreign Exchange matters
5) All of above

4. On 11 February 2011, Hamara Khaata Hamara Swabhimaan (Our Account Our Pride) scheme announced. Pick up wrong one?
1) This scheme named as Swabhimaan
2) Ministry of Finance and Indian Banks Association jointly launched this program
3) This scheme bring the basic banking services to all 73,000 unbanked villages with over 2,000 population by March 2012.
4) Under this scheme, it is proposed to open 5 Crore new rural bank accounts.
5) None

5. 'Bank Saathi' means ............?
1) Nearest bank 2) Business correspondent scheme
3) Nearest ATM 4) Account for friend 5) Scheme for wife and husband

6. To extend the modern banking products and services to the army personnel, which bank and army had tie-up. This is the first of its kind in India?
1) Andhra Bank 2) Syndicate Bank 3) HDFC 4) Bank of India 5) ICICI

7. On 16 Feb 2011, which bank declared to open its 6th branch in UK, showing its pose in 9 countries. It has also the subsidiary in UK.
1) Indian Bank 2) ICICI 3) SBI 4) Bank of India 5) Punjab National Bank

8. ASBA means ............?
1) Application Supported by Blocked Amount
2) Application Stop By Amount
3) Admission Stop By Amount
4) Admit Stop By Application
5) None

9. ............ is the director for Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning ( CAFRAL)?
1) C.Rangarajan 2) D.Subba Rao 3) Anand Sinha 4) Usha Thorat 5) Y.V.Reddy

10. First time in India National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) launched Core Banking Solutions with the co-operative banks in .......?
1) Punjab 2) Tamilnadu 3) Bihar 4) West Bengal 5) Goa

11. Which insurance company grabbed 20% share of the total market in Rastriya Swasthya Bhima Yozana (RSBY)?
1) L.I.C 2) G.I.C 3) N.I.C 4) U.I.C 5) None

12. On 21 February 2011, Reliance Industrial Limited ( RIL) sold away the sale of 30% stake in 23 blocks to the ........... for $ 7.2 billion?
1) Scotland Oil 2) Vodafone 3) London Oil 4) Llyod Insurance 5) British Petroleum

13. Indian Gold market for the consumption still growing ........ percent as per the report of World Gold Council
1) 55 2) 50 3) 80 4) 66 5) 100

14. To reflect the actual movement of prices at the micro-level, India started new Consumer Price Index (CPI) from 18 February 2011, having the base year at ....?
1) 2011 2) 2009 3) 2008 4) 2004 5) 2010

15. The central government in a report said that the wheat production area in Rabi season increased by ........... lakh hectares?
1) 8.5 2) 9.13 3) 5.26 4) 16 5) 10.46

16. Vivek Express will be introduced to mark 150th birthday of .... in 2013 by Indian Railways?
1) Tagore 2) Vivekananda 3) Income Tax Department 4) Ministry of Finance 5) Mother Teresa

17. From now, Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) will be calculated for every ..... years?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5

18. ........... ministry decided to issue bio metric PAN cards to taxpayers across the country to kill the nuisance of duplicate and fake cards
1) Commerce 2) Home 3) Finance 4) Labour 5) Surface Transport

19. Who among the following produce 81% of Natural Gas in India?
1) IOC 2) HP 3) ONGC 4) BPCL 5) None

20. Fringe benefits do not include ............?
1) Salary 2) Company Car 3) Petrol Allowance 4) Travel Allowance 5) All of above.

21. Planned expenditure excess over the income is called ............?
1) Deficit Financing 2) Scarce Financing 3) Float Financing 4) Meter Financing 5) None

22. The money avail at high rate of interest is called ............?
1) Near money 2) Hot money 3) Optional money 4) Fiat money 5) Dear money

23. Law commission recommends the age of boys and girls for marriage must be universalized to ............?
1) 21 2) 18 3) 25 4) 15 5) 30

24. From Apr 4, 2011 to May 10, 2011 the Assembly elections held in ...... states?
1) 5 2) 6 3) 10 4) 9 5) 7

25. India's first National Centre for Marine Biodiversity ( NCMB) at jamnagar in ...
1) Maharashtra 2) Bihar 3) West Bengal 4) Gujrat 5) Assom

26. Which state was allowed six iron ore mines to restart?
1. Goa 2. Tamilnadu 3. Odisha 4. West Bengal 5. Jammu

27. High powered Review Committee appointed comprises B.K.Chaturvedi and R.Narasimha to annul Antrix and ............ deal?
1) Reliance 2) ONGC 3) Devas 4) GOI 5) ISC

28. To report on Student and Teacher ratio, which committee was appointed by UGC?
1) Tarkunde 2) Kothari 3) N.J.Reddy 4) Tandon 5) J.A.K.Taren

29. India's surface to air missile is ............?
1) Pruthvi 2) Sagarika 3) Astra 4) Akash 5) Arihanth

30. The first Indian successful Communication Satellite is ............?
1) Aryabhatta 2) Bhaskara -I 3) EDUSAT 4) Resource SAT-I 5) INSAT-IA

31. After Chernobyl disaster in 1986, Scientists weighed Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant damage signaling
level ............?
1) Seven 2) Six 3) Five 4) Ten 5) Three

32. From May 2011, ............ bans import of Ayurvedic medicines from India.?
1) European Union 2) USA 3) Japan 4) Pakistan 5) African Union

33. The summit venues are given. Pick up wrong one?
1) APEC-2010 in Japan and 2011 in USA
2) ASEAN-2010 in Vietnam and 2011 in Indonesia
3) NAM-2009 in Egypt and 2011 in Serbia
4) SAARC-2010 in Bhutan and 2011 in Maldives
5) None

34. 'Tapping Local Initiatives and Tackling Global Inertia' is the slogan of ............ Delhi Sustainable summit?
1) 14th 2) 15th 3) 6th 4) 8th 5) 11th

35. 'Shared Norms for a New Reality' is the slogan of ............?
1) APEC 2) ASEAN 3) SAARC 4) WEF 5) NATO

36. St. Andrew Award conferred on ...........?
1) Hari Kulakarni 2) Mithu Sen 3) Obama 4) Gorbachev 5) Man mohan singh

37. Who had given $ 5.2 million to the Harvard University to publish English Versions of originally composed in Indian languages?
1) Ratan Tata 2) Sreenarayan Guru 3) Narayan Murthy 4) Vijay Govindarajan 5) Larry Page

38. Abel Prize 2011(also called Mathematics Nobel) announced to USA mathematician. He is ...........?
1) John Williard Milnor 2) John T. Tate 3) Mikhail Gromov 4) John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits 5) S.R.Srinivasa Varadan

39. The abbreviation list is given. Pick up wrong one?
1) G.S.M. - Global System for Mobile Communications
2) C.D.M.A. - Code Division Multiple Access
3) G.P.R.S. - General Packet Radio Service
4) I.V.R.S.- Interactive Voice Response System
5) None

40. The abbreviations list is given. Pick up correct one?
1) A.T.M. - Automated Teller Machine 2) C.B.S. - Core Banking Solutions
3) I.P.O. - Initial public Offer 4) F.P.O. - Follow -on Public Offer
5) All of above


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