FINANCE

1. RBI has recently reduced the SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio) from 24% to - 23% 23.5% 22% 22.5% 2. The annual foreign Trade policy (2012 - 13) of India aims at increasing Exports by what percent ? 32 % 30 % 27 % 20 % 3. India's GDP Growth Rate in the Quarter - 4 for Fiscal 2011 - 12 (Jan - Mar 2012) stayed at 32 Quarters' lowest. The value of GDP Growth in Q4 for 2011 -12 was ? 6 % 5.6 % 5.3 % 5% 4. As per recent announcement by RBI, Basel -III banking regulation accord will be effectively implemented in India from - Jan 1, 2014 Jan 1, 2013 Mar 31, 2013 Mar 31, 2014 5.The Global Innovation Index (GII) Report 2012 of 141 countries issued by INSEAD has introduced a new metric called Global Innovation Efficiency Index that ranked India at First Position Fifth Position Second Position Third Position 6. The fiscal Deficit of India is expected to be under what percent of GDP as per the Union Budget 2012 - 13 ? 6.1 % 5.1 % 5.3 %

5.9 % 7. Indian's first Mortgage Guarantee Firm, IMGC has recently been set up by NHB (National Housing Bank), IFC (Intenational Finance Corporation), US Based Genworth and ADB (Asian Development Bank). IMGC stands for ? Indian mortgage Guarantee Company Indian mortgage Guarantee Corporation Indian mortgage Guarantee Commission Indian mortgage Guarantee Committee 8. India has recently Exteneded ban on import of Milk Products from which of the following countries? China Pakistan Bangladesh Myammar 9. What is the current value of Bank Rate in India? 9.5 % 8.5 % 8% 9% 10. The Microfinance institutions Bill 2012 presented in Lok Sabha recently has given powers of regulating activities of MFIs (Interest and Recovery methods) to which institution in the country ? SEBI RBI NABARD SIDBI 11. Which Indian Mobile Operator Company has recently accquired 49% Stake in US Based Wireless Company Qualcomm ? Reliance Bharati Airtel IDEA Vodafone 12. According to a Recent Announcement, RBI has directed Indian Banks to maintain Tier I Capital of Min What precent of their Risk Weighted Assets ? 7 % 8%

9% 10 % 13. Union Finance Ministry Recently increased the upper limit of FDI inflow in Insurance and Pension Sector from 26% to what percent ? 51 % 55 % 65 % 49 % 14. What is the current limit on MSF (Marginal Standing Facility) that allows banks to borrow upto a certain percent of their net demand and time liabilities ? 1 % 2% 4% 3% 15. The CPI Based Inflation has touched a record high mark of 10.36% in May 2012. What does CPI Stands for ? Cost Pricing Index Consumer Paper Index Cost Paper Index Consumer Price Index

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1. India's Finance Budget is presented every year on - Last Working day of February Feb 28 Mar 1 First working day of March 2. International CRA (Credit Rating Agency) Moody's has recently decreased credit ratings of which of these PSU Insurance companies in India? United India Insurance Company LIC General Insurance Company Oriental Insurance Company

3. What is the targeted GDP Growth rate of India during the 12th Five year plan (2012-17) ? 9 % 8.2 % 10 % 9.5 % 4. What has been the share of Agricultural sector in the overall GDP Of India during Fiscal Year 201112 ? 27 % 13.9 % 59 % 16 % 5. In The union budget 2012-13, subsidies are targeted to be kept under what percent of total GDP of the country ? 5 % 2% 1% 3% 6. The Fiscal deficit of the country is targeted to be kept under what percent of total GDP of the country according to the recently presented Union Budget 2012 -13? 5.1 % 7.1 % 6.1 % 5.9 % 7. What is the theme of recently proposed 12th five year plan of India ? Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth Each one, Teach One Growth at its Best India Rising 8. Basel II accord, which is under implementation and followed by Central Banks of the countries worldwide is said to have how many pillars ? Three Two Four Five

9. During the 12th Five Year plan, Union Government has decided to boost public spending in health sector to what percent of GDP of the country ? 2.5 % of GDP 2 % of GDP 4 % of GDP 3 % of GDP 10. SEBI has recently launched a portal to enable Investors to lodge and follow up complaints they may have. The portal is named as - SCORES MORE Aadhaar Kisan Credit Card 11. The Union government has recently introduced a new measure for dealing with price situations. The CPI will replace WPI (Wholesale Price Index) and stands for - Compensated Price Index Customized Price Index Consumer Price Index Capitalised Price Index 12. Insurance regulatory IRDA has recently set up ALM norms to make Insurance companies ensure their solvency and ability to understand and deal with Risks. ALM Stands for - Asset Liability Management Asset Liquidity Management Accredited Liability Management Accredited Liquidity Management 13. According to IRDA's new Norms, How many years of operations any Insurance company should have completed to organize IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) ? 10 Years 15 Years 5 Years 25 Years 14. According to the new norms by RBI, What is the required Minimum Worth any NBFC (Non Banking Financial Company) should have to set up White Label ATMs ? 50 Crores 100 Crores 150 Crores

200 Crores 15. What is the current limit for FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in India in Insurance Sector ? 100 % 26 % 49 % 51 %

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DEFENCE
1. The Indian Air Force Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Deal was recently bagged a french firm namely? Eurofighter Typhoon Dassault Rafale Mikoyan MiG-35 Lockheed Martin 2. HAL Tejas is an Ingenuously built LCA fighter aircraft of India which is delayed recently from its pre-determined period of completion. LCA is meant for - Low Capital Aircraft Light Combat Aircraft Low Combat Aircraft Light Capital Aircraft 3. Who is the newly appointed Chief of the Indian Navy ? D.K. Joshi Lieutenant General Bikram Singh V.K. Singh Pradeep Vasant Naik 4. Which country is recently revealed to be the largest Arms Importer in the world in the period of 2007-11 ? China Indonesia India USA 5. A Russian made Nuclear Submarine called NERPA is recently commissioned in the Indian navy in Name of - INS Krishna INS Chakra INS Vikrant INS Satpura 6. The Indian Army recently joined a Green Governance programme organized by - ICICI Bank SBI RBI Central Bank of India

7. India will provide trainings each year from now onwards to Army cadets of which nation at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun ? Bhutan Sri Lanka Bangladesh Afghanistan 8. What is the maximum range of India's recent Indigenously built Agni V Intercontinental Ballistic Missile? 5000 KM 2500 KM 10000 KM 7500 KM 9. India is building T-50 Stealth fighters in an expensive defence deal with which Country ? USA Russia Japan Afghanistan 10. The government recently Set up NCTC to keep a check on Terrorism activities. NCTC stands for Narcotics Counter Terrorism Centre National Counter Terrorism Centre Narcotics Counter Terrorism Centre National Counter Terrorism Committee 11. Megha-Tropiques is India's joint venture satellite with which country to study the water cycle in the tropical atmosphere in the context of climate change ? France USA Germany Spain 12 Sahyog Kaijin is India's recently conducted coast guard exercise with which country ? Japan USA Germany China

13. India will conduct a joint Military exercise called INDRA-2012 in 2012 with which country ? Russia France Spain USA 14. Milan 2012 is a Joint Naval Exercise organized by India in early months of 2012. It had how many Participant Countries ? 14 12 15 11 15. BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is India's joint venture with which country? Russia France USA Spain

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RECENT PACTS / AGREEMENTS

1. India, China and Japan recently signed a Pact called 'Shade' meant for Efficient use of Naval forces present in the Indian Ocean Region. The letter 'D' in the name stands for - Development Deconfliction Democratic Diplomatic 2. Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant is being built in collaboration with which country? Russia France China USA

3. Which country recently Granted rights to its Women to vote in municipal elections for the first time - Iran Iraq Turkey Saudi Arabia 4. India recently signed DTAA with Nepal to help prevent TAX evasion and exchange of banking information. DTAA Stands for ? Democratic Taxation Avoidance Agreement Development Taxation Avoidance Agreement Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement Diplomatic Taxation Avoidance Agreement 5. India recently signed TIEA with Guernsey that will help India in getting Information on Tax Evasion Cases. TIEA Stands for - Tax Information Exchange Agreement Tax Information Enquiry Agreement Tax Information Enclosure Agreement Taxation Information Exchange Agreement 6. Newly elected Thailand PM Yingluck Shinawatra recently visited India and signed few agreements with India. Which of following statements is true about agreements signed on this occasion -

1) A Cultural exchange program was signed for Years 2012 - 14.

2) A Treaty was signed for transfer of Sentenced prisoners.

3) MoU for Joint research programme in Indian Ocean Region.

4) Programme for co-operation in the fields of Science and Technology. 1 & 2 are true 1, 2 & 3 are true 1, 2 & 4 are true All are true

7. India recently derived a new way of payment to facilitate trade with which Country after the route of Asian Clearing Union (ACU) was scrapped by RBI (Reserve Bank of India) ? Iran Iraq Pakistan Saudi Arabia 8. India recently set up a trade target of $3 Billion with Myanmar by 2015 during Fourth Joint trade commission meeting. Who attended The meeting from on India's part ? Anand Sharma Manmohan Singh Sonia Gandhi S M Krishna 9. India - Pakistan Bilateral trade is based on terms and Principles of SAFTA. It stands for - South Asian Free Trade Area South Asian Free Trade Agreement South Asian Full Trade Area South Asian Full Trade Agreement 10. India recently signed CEP with colombia to co-operate in cultural aspects. Its stands for - Cultural Exchange Project Cultural Exchange Program Cultural Enhancement Project Cultural Enhancement Program 11. India recently received a $152 Million loan from world bank to improvise health systems in which of its states? Kerala Bihar Uttar Pradesh Assam 12. India recently received a $130 Million loan to finance NERLP which is meant to help rural communities in north-east region. NERLP Stands for - North East Rural Livelihoods Project North East Rural Livelihoods Program North East Rural Life Project North East Rural Life Program

13. India extended line of credit of $100 Million to which country for implementing a power transmission project on occasion of its president visiting India recently ? Thailand Malaysia Iran Mali 14. Which Indian State recently received a $24 Million Loan from Asian Development Bank for strengthening of its agribusiness infrastructure ? Kerala Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh 15. India wants BIPA with South Africa in view of increased trade between the two countries. BIPA Stands for - ? Bilateral investment promotion and protection association Bilateral integrated promotion and protection agreement Bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement Bilateral integrated promotion and protection association

ANSWERS:-- 2 2 4 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 IMPORTANT SCHEMES

1. Which Job guarantee scheme by Indian Government assures 100 days of employment in any year to the rural people willing to do unskilled manual public related work ? Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) Pradhan Mantri Employment Guarantee Scheme NRHM Bharat Nirman

2. The objective of Indira Awaas Yojana by Indian Government is to Construct Houses for BPL Rural Population Create Slum Free Cities Provide cheap Housing Loans to Urban Middle Class People Provide Free education to Rural Poor Children 3. ASHA workers are local women that act as health educators and promoters in their rural communities as part of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). ASHA Stands for Alleged Social Health Activist Accredited Social Health Activist Arranged Social Health Activist Accustomed Social Health Activist 4. National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is meant to provide Life, Disability, health and Pension cover to which social group ? Unorganized Sector Workers Middle Class Service people BPL (Below Poverty Line) People Civil Servants 5. Which of these welfare schemes is currently not covered under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) National Family Benefit Scheme Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme Swavalamban pension scheme for unorganized sector people 6. Swabhimaan scheme is an initiative by the Indian Government which is meant to Enforce Financial Inclusion to take banking services to rural people Provide Old Age pension to people in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category Create Job opportunities for rural unskilled people Provide Health Cover to Unorganized sector people 7. Swavalamban scheme is introduced by the Indian Government with the aim of Create more job opportunities for the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category Providing cheap housing to rural people below BPL Implementing Financial Inclusion

Provide Old Age pension to people in the unskilled sector 8. The Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme is meant to provide pension amount of INR 200 per month to person above the age of 60 Years 65 Years 62 Years 68 Years 9. Mamoni scheme is Implemented in which state recently to counter increase in Maternal mortality Ratio Uttar Pradesh Assam Himachal Pradesh Andhra Pradesh 10. Panch Parmeshwar Scheme is recently implemented in which state to empower the village Panchayats ? Andhra Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh 11.Which Indian State has recently launched the Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayi Arogya Yojana to Improve access of medical facilities to its people (Both Below and above poverty line) ? Maharahstra Madhya Pradesh Tamilnadu Uttar Pradesh 12. Annapurna Scheme was launched by Indian Government with aim of - Providing cheaper food grains to People working in unorganized sector Providing free of cost food grains to people below poverty line, Providing free of cost mid day meal to the children in rural schools Providing free of cost food grains to people that are eligible for National Old age pension scheme but are not getting the pension. 13.The planned Expenditure of PMGSY (Pradhan Mantri Gramya Sadak Yojana) has been increased to what amount in the proposed Union Budget 2013 Rs. 22000 Crore Rs. 24000 Crore

Rs. 26000 Crore Rs. 20000 Crore 14.The funds allocation for BGREI scheme has been increased to 1000 Crore from 400 crore after it resulted in increased production of Paddy in FY 2011-12. BGREI Stands for - Bringing Global Revolution in Eastern India Bringing Green Revolution in Eastern India Bridging Green Revolution in Eastern India Bridging Global Revolution in Eastern India 15.The Sarva Shikhya Abhiyan with Slogan of Each One teach One is meant to provide elementary education to all in timely manner. The funds Allocation for this movement of government of India is increased in FY 2012-13 Budget by 21.7 % to Rs. 25,555 Crore Rs. 26,666 Crore Rs. 25,000 Crore Rs. 26,000 Crore

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1. The Swarna jayanti gram swarojgar yojana meant for betterment of financial conditions of Rural BPL (Below Poverty Line) People has been recently restructured into which Scheme ? National Rural Health Mission National Rural Livelihoods Mission Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) Swabhimaan Yojana 2. The objective of JNNURM scheme of the government is to do multidimensional betterment of conditions in Urban areas of the country, JNNURM stands for - Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renovation Mission Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Ratification Mission Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Refreshment Mission

3. According to the newly proposed Rajeev Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme, how much any investor with income less than 10 Lakh can invest in this scheme to get tax deduction benefits ? Rs. 50,000 Rs. 150,000 Rs. 100,000 Rs. 25,000 4. In the AIBP Scheme, The central government provides financial support to the states for implementation of large Irrigation projects (Artificial application of water to the land or soil). AIBP Stands for - Accredited Irrigation Benefits Programme Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Project Accredited Irrigation Benefits Project 5.The Rajiv Gandhi Grameen vidyutikaran yojana is meant for betterment for electricity conditions in rural areas of the country. The scheme is being implemented by an agency called REC since 2005. REC Stands for Rural Electrification Committee Limited

Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Rural Enhancement Committee Limited Rural Enhancement Corporation Limited 6.The Rashtriya krishi vikas yojana with a main aim of achieving 4% growth rate in Agriculture sector has been given more funds in FY 2012-13. The new allocation for RKVY stands at - Rs. 9217 Crore Rs. 9000 Crore Rs. 10000 Crore Rs. 10217 Crore 7. The Rajeev Gandhi National Drinking water Mission meant for betterment of water supply facilities throughout the country is valid till - Mar 31, 2014 Mar 31, 2015 Mar 31, 2016 Mar 31, 2013 8. Bharat Nirman Plan of Indian Government is meant for Creating Basic Rural Infrastructure (Irrigation, Roads Housing, Water Etc.) Providing Free of cost Food Grains to Rural BPL People

Betterment Creating Basic Infrastructure in Urban Areas Providing Free of cost Elementary Education to the Rural BPL Children 9. The Pradhan mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana launched in the financial budget of FY 2009-10 is meant for Betterment of Financial Conditions of Rural BPL (Below Poverty Line) Families Providing Electricity to all rural areas of the country by 2017. Integrated development of scheduled castes dominated villages. Creating Basic Rural Infrastructure (Irrigation, Roads Housing, Water Etc.) 10. The funds allocation for Rashtriya madhyamik shiksha abhiyan scheme with an aim to achieving Quality Secondary Education has been increased in the FY Budget 2012 13 by approx 29 % as compared to that in FY 2011 - 12. The new allocation stands at - Rs. 3124 Crore Rs. 3000 Crore Rs. 4124 Crore Rs. 4000 Crore 11. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana Provides medical Insurance cover to Below Poverty Line Families. The limit of this cover is up to - Rs. 30,000 Rs. 35,000 Rs. 100,000 Rs. 50,000 12. The SGRY is a Employment scheme made by merging the provisions of Employment Assurance Scheme (EAS) and Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana (JGSY) to provide employment and food to BPL people in rural areas. SGRY stands for - Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana

Samriddhi Grameen Rozgar Yojana Samast Grameen Rozgar Yojana Sashakt Grameen Rozgar Yojana 13. The Rural infrastructure development fund which is meant to assist State Governments in supervised to complete ongoing rural infrastructure projects. RIDF Is Maintained By - Small Industries Development Bank of India National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development State Bank of India Reserve Bank of India

14. The SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) recently announced an Online Complaint Redress System for Investors. It is called - MORE SCORES RIDF Centralized Monitoring System 15. The Amount of developmental funds allocated to each MP of Indian parliament under MPLADS (Member of Parliament Local area development scheme) stands at - Rs. 5 Crore Rs. 4 Crore Rs. 2 Crore Rs. 3 Crore

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INDIAN ECONOMY

1. The number of products reserved for small scale industry till October 2008 is (A) 35 (B) 21 (C) 81 (D) 106 Ans : (B)

2. From 2nd November, 2010, the Repo Rate has been fixed at (A) 35% (B) 55% (C) 45% (D) 625%

Ans : (D)

3. The target company of making Cell phone in the world is (A) Samsung (B) Panasonic (C) Nokia (D) Motorola Ans : (C)

4. For 2010-11, the CSO has predicted Indias GDP growth at (A) below 7% (B) 86% (C) 85% (D) 95% Ans : (B)

5. Which Indian city has the highest population? (A) Kolkata (B) New Delhi (C) Chennai (D) Mumbai Ans : (D)

6. National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) was established in (A) 1950 (B) 1951

(C) 1952 (D) 1947 Ans : (A)

7. Which of the following Indian company has been listed at the top in Forbes-2000 list ? (A) RIL (B) ONGC (C) IOL (D) NTPC Ans : (A)

8. Which state stands first in the length of roads in the country ? (A) U. P. (B) M. P. (C) Maharashtra (D) Rajasthan Ans : (C)

9. On November 2, 2010 the Reserve Bank of India has fixed Reverse Repo Rate at (A) 625% (B) 425% (C) 50% (D) 525% Ans : (D)

10. Total receipts from service tax during 2011-12 has been estimated at (A) Rs. 58000 crore

(B) Rs. 82000 crore (C) Rs. 78000 crore (D) Rs. 88000 crore Ans : (B)

11. From November 7, 2009, the SLR has been fixed at (A) 24% (B) 26% (C) 255% (D) 25% Ans : (D)

12. What minimum support price (per quintal) for the rabi 2010-11. Wheat to be marketed during 2011-12 marketing season has been fixed by the Government ? (A) Rs. 1080 (B) Rs. 1100 (C) Rs. 1120 (D) Rs. 1180 Ans : (C)

13. On 14 January, 2011 the amount of foreign exchange reserves with RBI was (A) $ 183 billion (B) $ 213 billion (C) $ 233 billion (D) $ 268 billion Ans : (D)

14. Three nationalised public sector banks have joined hands with India Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd. (IIFCL) for funding large infrastructure funds. The bank not including in this race is (A) Canara Bank (B) Punjab National Bank (C) Syndicate Bank (D) Vijaya Bank Ans : (B)

15. When was Focus Market Scheme introduced ? (A) 2003-04 (B) 2004-05 (C) 2005-06 (D) 2006-07 Ans : (D)

16. The government has purchased the Reserve Bank of Indias per cent stake in the countrys largest bank, the State Bank of India. (A) 5673 (B) 5973 (C) 6127 (D) 6973 Ans : (B)

17. CENVAT is associated with (A) Direct Tax (B) Income Tax (C) Indirect Tax (D) Service Tax

Ans : (C)

18. Which of the following occupied the highest place in growth rate during the 10th Plan period 2002-2007 ? (A) Agricultural Sector (B) Service Sector (C) Industrial Sector (D) Mining Ans : (B)

19. As per the latest estimates of Petroleum Ministry. Indias refining capacity will be increased to million tonne per annum by the end of coming 11th plan, i.e., 2011-12. (A) 210 (B) 220 (C) 230 (D) 240 Ans : (D)

20. Which one has become the 8th member of SAARC ? (A) China (B) Afghanistan (C) Mauritius (D) Myanmar Ans : (B)

21. Agriculture sector registered 16% growth in 2008-09 and it is estimated for year 2010-11 at (A) 400% (B) 430%

(C) 54% (D) 361% Ans : (C)

22. After merger, Tata-Corus has become the largest steel producer in the World. (A) 3rd (B) 4th (C) 5th (D) 6th Ans : (C)

23. Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan Yojana is associated with (A) The development of Bihar (B) Community toilets in slum areas (C) Construction of houses for low income groups (D) None of the above Ans : (B)

24. The estimated World Gross Product for 2010 as declared by the recent report of UNO is (A) US $ 951 Trillion (B) US $ 6222 Trillion (C) US $ 1120 Trillion (D) US $ 1182 Trillion Ans : (B)

25. Pure Banking, Nothing Else is a slogan raised by

(A) ICICI Bank (B) HDFC Bank (C) SBI (D) UTI Bank Ans : (C)

26. Smart Money is a term used for (A) Internet Banking (B) Credit Card (C) Cash with Bank (D) Cash with Public Ans : (B)

27. Which one of the following stands at first rank in the list of top 10 steel producers in the world ? (A) Nippon Steels (B) Tata-Corus (C) Arcelor-Mittal (D) Bao Steel Ans : (C)

28. Which of the following country has decided not to print its kings photo on national currency ? (A) Nepal (B) Japan (C) Denmark (D) None of the above Ans : (A)

29. The rate of Gross Domestic Savings for the 11th Plan as percentage of GDP is fixed at (A) 367% (B) 348% (C) 358% (D) 338% Ans : (B)

30. Who is the present (Nobember 2010) Director of Central Bureau Investigation ? (A) Jyoti Krishna Dutt (B) Kiran Mazumdar (C) Amar Pratap Singh (D) Arun Balkrishnan Ans : (C)

31. Oil Refinery at Bhatinda is being established by (A) IOC (B) HPCL (C) Reliance (D) BPCL Ans : (B)

32. The maximum limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in public sector banking is (A) 51% (B) 50% (C) 33% (D) 49% Ans : (D)

33. Which of the following plan is meant for constructing houses for rural people ? (A) Indra Avas Yojana (B) Ambedkar Avas Yojana (C) PURA (D) None of the above Ans : (A)

34. Recently foundation stone of a new rail coach making factory has been laid at (A) Saharsa (B) Rae Bareli (C) Amethi (D) Amritsar Ans : (B)

35. As per the declaration made in Railway Budget 2011-12, how many new Duranto Trains are to be introduced in 2011-12 ? (A) 15 (B) 12 (C) 11 (D) 9 Ans : (D)

36. As per quick estimate for 2009-010 what is the gross domestic savings (GDS) at market price? (A) 305% of GDP (B) 337% of GDP (C) 355% of GDP (D) 375% of GDP

Ans : (B)

37. Per capita income at factor cost at constant prices (2004-05) for 2009-10 (Revised Estimates) stands at (A) Rs. 22580 (B) Rs. 24295 (C) Rs. 38084 (D) Rs. 33731 Ans : (D)

38. As per the latest data released by CSO, what share Indian Agriculture accounts in countrys GDP during 2009-10 ? (A) 171% (B) 176% (C) 141% (D) 266% Ans : (C)

39. For 11th plan period 20072012 savings rate has been targeted at (A) 30.8% (B) 31.6% (C) 34.8% (D) 33.6% Ans : (C)

40. According to Small and Medium Enterprise Development Act, the maximum limit for medium enterprise is (A) Rs. 25 lakhs (B) Rs. 1 crore

(C) Rs. 5 crore (D) Rs. 10 crore Ans : (D)

41. Recently, Ministry of Human Resource Development developed a new index termed as Educational Development Index (EDI) related to primary and upper primary education. The state at the top of this index is (A) Delhi (B) Kerala (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh Ans : (B)

42. Indias mobile market has been ranked at thelargest market of the world. (A) Second (B) Third (C) Fourth (D) Fifth Ans : (B)

43. In 2010-11, contribution of service sector in countrys GDP is estimated at about (A) 486% (B) 506% (C) 573% (D) 526% Ans : (C)

44. Hutch-Essar has recently been acquired by (A) Bharti Airtel (B) Vodafone (C) Reliance (D) Tata Mobile Ans : (B)

45. In 2010-11 budget, the allocation for National Ganga River Basin Authority has been (A) Rs. 100 crore (B) Rs. 200 crore (C) Rs. 400 crore (D) Rs. 500 crore Ans : (D)

46. The tax-GDP ratio in 2010-11 is estimated at (A) 1012% (B) 1038% (C) 123% (D) 1198% Ans : (B)

47. In 2011-12, the maximum limit of custom duty is proposed as (A) 11% (B) 10% (C) 9% (D) 8% Ans : (B)

48. In Human Development Report 2010, India has HDI ranking at (A) 126th (B) 119th (C) 127th (D) 129th Ans : (B)

49. As per the latest available data, in September 2010, Indias total external debt stood at (A) $ 122610 billion (B) $ 192610 billion (C) $ 2958 billion (D) $ 233610 billion Ans : (C)

50. In New Direct Tax Code for senior citizens, income tax exemption slab has been raised to (A) Rs. 200 lakh (B) Rs. 200 lakh (C) Rs. 250 lakh (D) Rs. 300 lakh Ans : (C)

51. Now the latest CRR as declared by RBI w.e.f. April 24, 2010 is (A) 60% (B) 55% (C) 575% (D) 65%

Ans : (A)

52. As per revised estimates for 2010-11 released by CSO, the growth rate for Indian economy has been estimated to be (A) 95% (B) 86% (C) 98% (D) 67% Ans : (B)

53. US-based Novelis has recently been acquired by (A) Tata Group (B) Birla Group (C) Reliance Group (D) Jointly by Tata and Birla Group Ans : (B)

54. When was RBI nationalised ? (A) 1st April, 1935 (B) 1st January, 1949 (C) 1st January, 1935 (D) 1st July, 1969 Ans : (B)

55. According to the latest data published in World Trade Statistics of WTO. Indias share in world trade of goods and services in 2006 was (A) 10% (B) 11%

(C) 12% (D) 15% Ans : (C)

56. As per quick estimates for the year 2010-11, Indian economys GDP at factor cost (at current prices) stood at (A) Rs. 3790063 crore (B) Rs. 4713000 crore (C) Rs. 4879232 crore (D) Rs. 6426277 crore Ans : (C)

57. What is the theme of World Development Report 2010 ? (A) Poverty and Next Generation (B) The Real Wealth of Nations : Path Ways to Human Development (C) Incidence of Rural Poverty (D) Development and the Next Generation Ans : (B)

58. How many banks are there in public sector at present ? (A) 28 (B) 27 (C) 19 (D) 20 Ans : (B)

59. What is the national minimum wage rate fixed under minimum wage legislation on November 2009 ?

(A) Rs. 56 (B) Rs. 60 (C) Rs. 100 (D) Rs. 76 Ans : (C)

60. For attaining 9% growth rate during 11th plan, investment level has been estimated to be (A) 314% of GDP (B) 348% of GDP (C) 387% of GDP (D) 367% of GDP Ans : (D)

61. Indian Rupee has got its symbol as This symbol has been designed by (A) D. Kumar Raju (B) Udai D. Raj (C) D. Udai Kumar (D) D. Udai Reddy Ans : (C)

62. Primary gold is a gold of (A) 20 carat (B) 22 carat (C) 23 carat (D) 24 carat Ans : (D)

63. First share market in India was established in (A) Delhi (B) Kolkata (C) Chennai (D) Mumbai Ans : (D)

64. Aam Admi Bima Yojana is an insurance scheme for rural landless households executed by the nodal agency (A) National Insurance Co. (B) State Government (C) LIC (D) Central Government Ans : (B)

65. Revenue Deficit as a per cent of GDP in Budget 2011-12 has been estimated at (A) 42% (B) 68% (C) 60% (D) 46% Ans : (D)

66. GST would be introduced from (A) January 1, 2012 (B) August 1, 2011 (C) April 1, 2012 (D) August 15, 2011

Ans : (C)

67. The rate of Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT) proposed in the budget 2011-12 is (A) 15% (B) 185% (C) 20% (D) 22% Ans : (B)

68. Which of the following is not a financial regulator ? (A) IRDA (B) AMFI (C) PFRDA (D) SEBI Ans : (B)

69. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/indicators ? (A) Cost of Living Index (B) Consumer Price Index (C) Wholesale Price Index (D) Gross Domestic Product Ans : (C)

70. As per 13th Finance Commission Recommendations during 2010-15, transfers to the states from the central tax pool are expected to be (A) Rs. 44000 crore (B) Rs. 164832 crore (C) Rs. 318581 crore

(D) Rs. 107552 crore Ans : (C)

71. From which of the following taxes, the Central Government will get the maximum revenue in 2011-12 ? (A) Custom Duties (B) Income Tax (C) Excise Duties (D) Corporation Tax Ans : (D)

72. How many economists shared Nobel Prize in Economics for the year 2010 ? (A) 01 (B) 02 (C) 03 (D) 04 Ans : (C)

73. The target for exports in 2013-14 has been fixed at (A) $ 300 billion (B) $ 275 billion (C) $ 250 billion (D) $ 450 billion Ans : (D)

74. Global Hunger Index released by IFPRI in October 2010 places India at (A) 58th rank (B) 64th rank

(C) 67th rank (D) 74th rank Ans : (C)

75. When was the first EPZ set-up in Kandla ? (A) 1965 (B) 1970 (C) 1975 (D) 1995 Ans : (A)

76. For rural development allocation Union Budget 2011-12 is (A) Rs. 16,000 crore (B) Rs. 46,000 crore (C) Rs. 56,000 crore (D) Rs. 87,800 crore Ans : (D)

77. What is true for the service tax in Union Budget 2011-12 ? (A) It is raised from 10 to 12% (B) It is left unchanged at 11% (C) It is left unchanged at 10% (D) It is reduced from 14% to 12% Ans : (C)

78. Which part of Indian rupee has been allotted in public expenditure for repaying interest on loans in 2011-12 budget proposals ? (A) 18 Paise

(B) 21 Paise (C) 22 Paise (D) 23 Paise Ans : (A)

79. In Forbes-2000 list of the year 2010 how many Indian companies got the place ? (A) 16 (B) 56 (C) 37 (D) 27 Ans : (B)

80. As per the latest data available (for the year 2009). Infant Mortality Rate (per thousand live births) in India is (A) 72 (B) 68 (C) 60 (D) 50 Ans : (D)

Current ques

1. Which among the following body promoted securities Trading Corporation of India Limited (STCI) jointly with the Public sector Banks?

(a) SEBI

(b) Reserve bank Of India

IDBI Ltd.

(d) ICICI Ltd

2. The state bank of India (Amendment) Bill-2010, which was passed in the parliament in the latter half of 2010, apart from other things, reduces the statutory minimum shareholding of the Central Government in the bank from -________ to ______ %, which among the following set of figures fills the blank correctly?

(a) 59, 52

(b) 55, 51

(c) 59, 55

(d) 62, 51

3. What do we call an agreement whereby an issuing Bank at the request of the Importer (Buyer) undertakes to take payment to the exporter (Beneficiary) against stipulated documents?

(a) Bill of exchange

(b) Letter of Exchange

(c) Letter of Credit

(d) Bill of entry

4. Mutual funds are regulated in India by which among the following?

(a) RBI

(b) SEBI

(c) Stock exchanges

(d) RBI and SEBI both

5. Which of the following country was the host of First Asian Yoga Championship held recently?

(a) Thailand

(b) Cambodia

(c) Vietnam

(d) Laos

6. Which among the following body authorizes the credit limit to the National Co-operative Marketing Federation?

(a) RBI

(b) Department of Agriculture

(c) NABARD

(d) Department of Finance

7. Which among the following duties is applied by a government to control the exports of a commodity, so that the commodity can be used by the local markets than in foreign countries?

(a) Custom duty

(b) Excise Duty

(c) Anti dumping duty

(d) Dumping Duty

8. We read in the newspapers that the foreign direct Investments are preferred over the Capital Inflow. In this context, please consider the following.

1. FDI brings in latest technology

2. FDI does not involve large outflow

3. FDI improves efficiency of the economy

Which among the above is/are most suitable reason/reasons for the given statement?

(a) Only 1

(b) Only 1 & 3

Only 1 & 2

(d) All 1, 2 & 3

9. Which among the following body finalizes the market-borrowing programmers of State Governments in India?

(a) State Governments

(b) RBI

(Union Ministry of Finance

(d) Planning Commission

10. Which among the following is the only correct statement?

(a) Money market meets long term financing needs

(b) Recession in industrial sector in India is normally due to fall in exports

Ways and means advances is given by RBI are nowhere related to states revenue

(d) Exchange rate is fixed by RBI

11. Which among the following is the top dividend paying company of India, as per a study done by economic Times?

(a) ONGC

(b)TCS

ITC

(d) IOC

12. Many a times we read in the newspapers hat the Government of India signs DTAA to broaden the scope of article of exchange of information to include exchange of banking information. What does the DTSS refers to here?

(a) DTAA taxation article agreement

(b) Double taxation avoidance agreement

Double taxation avoidance arrangements

(d) Dual tax agreement arrangement

13. What does the Canada India Research U.S. refer to?

(a) A business forum

(b) A nuclear reactor

A scientific research group

(d) A proposed space research organization.

14. Which among the following decides the oil Prices in India?

(a) Government of India

(b) Government of Respective states

Ministry of Petroleum

(d) Oil Companies

15. Consider the following statements in context with Treasury Bulls?

1. They are issued by Government of India on behalf of RBI

2. They are mostly for short term borrowings

3. Treasury Bills cannot be purchased by any person resident of India

Which among the above is/are correct?

(a) All are correct

(b) 2 & 3 are correct

(c) Only 2 is correct

(d) Only 3 is correct

16. Which among the following is Indias largest indigenous Research and Production Nuclear Reactor?

(a) Apsara

(b) Dhurva

Kamini

(d) CIRUS

17. Bring out the only incorrect statement:

(a) Reserve Repo operation by RBI aims are injecting/increasing liquidity

(b) SDR refers to special drawing

 Rupee appreciation results in decrease in imports

(d) Increase in inflation rate leads to decline in real interest rate

18. Which among the following is headed by Justice Lokeshwar Singh Panta?

(a) Arms forces Tribunal

(b) National Green Tribunal

Debt Recovery tribunal

(d) Central Administrative tribunal

19. Christine Lagarde, who recently headed the G-20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Governors of Central Banks, Is the Finance minister of which among the following countries?

(a) Australia

(b) France

Italy

(d) Germany

20. Consider the following statements:

1. Increase in deposit rate results in higher savings

2. Increase in deposit rate results in fall in credit off takes

3. Increase in deposit rate results in increase in investment which among the above statement/statements is /are correct?

(a) 1 &2

(b) 1 & 3

1, 2, 3

(d) Only 1

21. Which among the following is not a feature of the proposed Companies Bill 2009?

(a) Limit on the number of the subsidiary companies

(b) Rotation of the auditors

Reduction in the types of the companies categories

(d) Proposal Of national company law tribunal;

22. The universal service obligation fund (USOF) has been established under which among the following departments of Government of India?

(a) Department of Consumer Affairs

(b) Department of Industrial policy and Promotion

Department of Telecommunication

(d) Department of Economic Affairs

23. Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, which is being proposed as a new home for some relocated Gir lions from Gujarat, is located in which among the following states.

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Madhya Pradesh

Orissa

(d) Rajasthan

24. Which among the following sports is NOT a part of the London Olympics?

(a) Tackwondo

(b) Baseball

Table Tennis

(d) Triathlon

25. We read the various newspapers that during the period from June, 20009 to September 2010, the Ministry of Road transport and Highways have achieved a target of constructing on an average 12.01 km of National Highways per day. However, this achievement if shorter compared to the target of constructing 20 km of Highways per day. To achieve this target, it is time approximately ________ of works are under way. Which among the following fills the blank correctly?

(a) 10000 km

(b) 15000 km

20000 km

(d) 25000 km

26. Who among the following has been defeated by Saina Nehwal, who has won the Swiss open grand Prix Gold title recently, becoming the First Indian to do so?

(a) Ji Hyun Sung

(b) Wang Lin

Kamila Rytter Juhl

(d) Shinta Mulia Juhl

27. Which among the following correctly defines the Net Interest Income?

(a) Interest earned on advances

(b) Interest earned on investments

Total interest earned on advances on advances and investment

(d) Difference between interest earned and interest paid

28. Where is going to be established the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of education fro Peace and Sustainable development (MGIEP), the latest & first category-I institute of UNECO in South Asia?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Ahmadabad

Mumbai

(d) Pune

29. Anant Pai, better known as Uncle Pai, who recently died was the creator of which among the following comic series?

(a) Chacha Choudhary

(b) Amar Chitra katha

Chandamama

(d) Indrajaal

30. Which among the following is not a Nonpermanent member of United Nations Security Council for the Period of 1 January 2011 -31 December 2012?

(a) Nigeria

(b) Germany

Portugal

(d) Columbia

31. In which among the following types comes the Interest Rate Risk?

(a) Credit risk

(b) Market risk

Operational risk

(d) All the above categories

32. Where was held the 98th Indian Science Congress in early 2011?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Chennai

Kochi

(d) Kolkata

33. Which among the following international sports body had unveiled an anti-corruption committee to enhance credibility and increase transparency?

(a) International Cricket Council

(b) International Olympic Committee

FIFA

(d) Commonwealth Games Federation.

34. E.S. L. Narasimhan is the Governor of which among the following states?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Andhra Pradesh

Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

35. When there is an inflationary trend in the economy what would be trend in the pricing of the Bank products?

(a) Increasing trend

(b) Decreasing trend

Constant trend

(d) There is no relevance of the inflation in pricing of the Banking Products

36. In which among the following courts, Chennai open is played?

(a) Clay court

(b) Grass court

(c) Hard court

(d) Carpet court

37. Which of the following countries is located the temple of Preah Vihear, one of the famous world Heritage sites?

(a) Thailand

(b) Myanmar

Cambodia

(d) Vietnam

38. Which among the following body gives the Pritzker Prize, the Nobel of Architecture every year?

(a) Wolf foundation

(b) Hyatt Foundation

Royal Institute of British architects

(d) Leading European Architects Forum

39. Which among the following is the correct character of the Foreign Exchange Markets?

(a) Foreign Exchange markets are localized markets

(b) Foreign exchange markets operate within a countrys time zone

Foreign exchange markets are dynamic and round the clock markets

(d) Foreign exchange markets are used only for trade related transactions

40. Who among the following headed the forest Rights Act review Committee that submitted its report in the first half of 2010?

(a) Syeda hameed

(b) Narender Jadhav

Arun Maira

(d) N C Saxena

41. Who among the following is the chairman of National Knowledge Commission?

(a) Sam Pitroda

(b) Deepak Nayyar

Nandan Nilkeni

(d) Dr. Pushp Bhargav

42. Suchitra Mitra, who died recently, was an artist of which among the following types of Music?

(a) Hindustani classical

(b) Carnatric Music

Rabindra sangeet

(d) Pakistani Classical

43. After Uttar Pradesh, which among the following states has the maximum share in the total Route Km of Indian Railways?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Maharashtra

Andhra Pradesh

(d) Gujrat

44. In which of the following states of India is located a tiger reserve, which is also a World Heritage site?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Asom

Madhya Pradesh

(d) Uttar Pradesh

45. Which among the following Industrial Policy resolution/ statement was based upon the Mahalanobis Model of growth?

(a) Industrial Policy resolution 1956

(b) Industry Policy statement 1973

Industrial Policy statement -1977

(d) Banking Policy 1969

46. in which of the following states, maximum Coast Guard stations have been established in India?

(a) Foreign Trade promotion Board

(b) Department of Commerce

RBI

(d) SEBI

48. In which of the following states of India, worlds first Global Center for Nuclear energy Partnership was started a few months back?

(a) Rajasthan

(b) Kerala

Haryana

(d) Uttar Pradesh

49. In which of the following states of India, there is no petroleum chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment region (PCPIR)?

(a) Asom

(b) Andhra Pradesh

 Gujrat

(d) West Bengal

50. Which among the following is correct about the Vostro Account?

(a) It is an account maintained by a foreign bank with a bank in India in Indian Rupees.

(b) It is an account maintained by an Indian bank with a bank in foreign country in foreign currency

It is an account maintained by a Indian Bank Branch with a Foreign Bank in Foreign currency.

(d) It is an account maintained by a Foreign bank Branch with a Indian bank in foreign currency.

51. The term round-tripping often appears in financial news these days. What does it mean?

(a) Importing products that are not easily available in the domestic markets

(b) Indian companies re-exporting imported products without any value addition

Bringing back illicit money hidden abroad by Indian s under a different name

(d) Imposing high customs duty to discourage dumping of goods in Indian market

52. Infant Mortality rate (IMR) data for high focus states (states where IMR is above national average) is collected once every five years. The union Health Ministry has now decided to collect such data __________.

(a) half-yearly

(b) Annually

Once every two years

(d) Once every three years

53. The government has tasked three institutions to conduct studies to estimate the quantum of illicit funds generated by Indian citizens recently. Which of the following is not among one of the three institutions selected?

(a) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

(b) National Institute of Bank Management

(c) National institute of Finance Management

(d) National Council of Applied Economic Research

54. Which of the following statements is/are correct about gender-critical districts on the basis of the census 2001 data?

1. There are 262 gender critical districts or cities in the country

2. Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of gender critical districts or cities

3. Kerala is the only state which does not have any gender critical district or city

(a) I only

(b) 1 &2 only

(c) 2 only

(d) 3 and 1 only

55. India announced that it was taking steps to reduce the sensitive lists of items for trade with SAARC countries recently. Which of the following is correct about items in sensitive lists?

(a) Items which are costlier to produce in India

(b) Items whose import leads to lower prices for Indian consumer

(c) Items whose import reduces the market share of domestic producers

(d) Items which are injurious to health such as tobacco and alcohol

56. Which countrys gold output of 30.88 tonnes was the highest in the world in 2010?

(a) Canada

(b) South Africa

China

(d) USA

57. Government of India has launched a publicity campaign for census 2011 in association with which of the following UN organization?

(a) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

(b) World Health Organization (WHO)

Untied Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)

(d) United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)

8. Which of the following pairs of multinational retailing companies and the countries where they are headquartered is/are correctly matched?

I. Mero-germany

II. Walmart- USA

III. Tesco- United Kingdom

IV. Carrefour France

(a) I and III only

(b) I, II and III

(c) IV, I and II

(d) I, II, III and IV

59. Which advertising agency was in news recently fro creating the Enumerator mascot fro Census 2011?

(a) Bates 141

(b) DDB India

JWT India

(d) Reinfusion Y & R

60. Which of the following statements about Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is/are correct as per the data released by the Register-General of India (RGI) recently?

I. IMR has declined from 53 in 2008 to 50 in 2009

II. Decline in IMR in urban areas is more than in rural areas

III. IMR is the lowest in Kerala

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) I, II and III

61. Which of the following statements about Indent Mortality rate (IMR) is/are correct as per the data released by the Register-General of India (RGI) recently?

I. IMR is highest in Madhya Pradesh

II. Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target is to reduce IMR to 30 by 2015

III. Nine states have IMR above the national average

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) I,II and III

62. S. Sundar Committee was in news recently for its report on which of the following?

(a) Land Acquisition Act, 1894

(b) Copyright Act, 1957

Right to Information Act, 2005

(d) Motor vehicles Act, 1988

63. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Tourist Visa on Arrival (TVOA) scheme introduced to promote foreign tourist arrivals in India recently?

1. The TVOA is allowed for a maximum validity of 30 days with single entry facility at metros

2. TVOA is allowed for a maximum of two times in a calendar year

3. There should be a minimum gap of six months between each visit

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

2 only

(d) 3 and 1 only

64. Global Employment Trends 2011 report of the International Labour Organization (ILO) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. The number of unemployed increased in 2010.

II. The global unemployment rate declined in 2010

III. Labour productivity improved in 2010

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) III and I only

65. Committed to Improving the state of the world is the motto of which of the following?

(a) Transparency International

(b) World bank

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

(d) World Economic Forum

66. Which of the following statements about economic growth forecast made by the IMF in January 2011 is/are correct?

I. Global growth forecast for 2011 is below 4%

II. Growth forecast for India 2011 is 8.4%

III. Growth forecast for china is higher than for India in 2011

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) III and I only

67. Global Employment Trends 2011 report of the international Labour Organization (ILO) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. The number of people employed in industry declined while the number of those employed in agriculture increased in 2009

II. The number of unemployed youth (aged 15-24) declined in 2010

III. Global youth unemployment rate increased in 2010

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) III and I only

(d) I, II and III

68. Which of the following is/are correctly matched after RBIs Third Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2010-11 on January 26, 2011?

I. Repo rate 6.5%

II. Reserve Repo rate 5.5%

III. Cash Reserve Ratio 6%

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) I, II and III

69. The union finance Ministry raised the tax collection target for 2010-11 to _________ recently.

(a) Rs 782000 crore

(b) Rs 834000 crore

Rs 871000 crore

(d) Rs 902000 crore

70. Which of the following statements is/are correct according to UNCTAD Global Investment Trend Monitor report unveiled recently?

I. Global flows of FDI exceeded $1 trillion in 2010

II. FDI flows to developed economics was lower than to developing economics in 2010

III. FDI flow to India declined in 2010

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) III and I only

71. Which of the following became the first oil & Gas Company to find shale gas deposits in India recently?

(a) Reliance Industries Ltd.

(b) Carin India

Essar Oil

(d) ONGC

72. Anushakti Vidhyut Nigam Ltd was incorporated as a joint venture between Nuclear power Corporation of India Ltd and which of the following recently?

(a) NMDC

(b) NHPC

BHEL

(d) NTPC

73. Which of the following statements about Indias urban population is/are correct as per the Census of India, 2001?

I. The Census of India, 2001 estimates that 47.81 percent of total population lives in urban areas of the country

II. The projected urban population in India as on March 1, 2011 is at 357 million.

III. Among the four meters, Greater Mumbai has the highest percentage of its population living in slums

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) I and III only

(d) II and III only

74. Consider the following pairs of coffee retailing companies having presence in India and their countries of origin are correctly matched?

I. Costa Coffee Spain

II. Gloria Jeans USA

III. Barista India

IV. Starbucks USA

(a) I and III only

(b) I, II and III

(c) II, III and IV

(d) IV, I and II

75. Which of the following pairs of Large banks and their countries of origin is/are correctly matched?

I. Mizuho Holdings Japan

II. Grupo Santander Belgium

III. BNP Paribhas France

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II and III only

(d) III and I only

76. Which of the following companies belonging to the Tata Group has not been acquired from abroad?

(a) Corus

(b) Hispano Carrocera

Jaguar Land Rover

(d) Trent

77. Software made by which company will be used in scanning and processing of Census 2011 data?

(a) NetApp, Inc

(b) Juniper Networks

Top image Systems

(d) Atos Origin

78. Match list I with II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I List II

(Tablet PC) (Company)

A. Playbook 1. Dell

B. Galaxy Tab 2. Research in Motion

C. Streak 3. Life book

D. Fujitsu 4. Samsung

Code: ABC

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 1 3 2

(c) 2 4 1 3

(d) 2 4 3 2

79. Which of the following is a sufficient condition of identification of a district as gender critical district according to Census of India?

I. Women participation in work is less than 20 percent.

II. Female literacy is less than 30 percent

III. Sex ratio is less than 900

(a) I and II only

(b) II and III only

(c) II only

(d) III and I only

80. Which of the following was founded in 1956 by the Government of India with funding from the Ford Foundation?

(a) National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

(b) National Institute of Bank Management

National institute Of Financial Management

(d) National Council of Applied Economic research

81. What was the theme of the annual world economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland recently?

(a) Shaping the Post-Crisis World.

(b) Improve the state of the world: rethink, Redesign, rebuild

 Shared Norms for a New Reality

(d) The power of collaborative Innovation

82. Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?

(a) Tata Motors

(b) Ashok Leyland

Mahindra & Mahindra

(d) Bajaj Auto

83. Which of the following is not a pharmaceutical company?

(a) Novartis

(b) Eli Lilly

Diageo

(d) Sanofi Aventis

84. Which of the following has decided to dins satya Elementary schools fro underprivileged children in rural India?

(a) Apple

(b) Google

Microsoft

(d) Oracle

85. Which of the following are consulting firms in the real estate sector?

I. Jones Lang Lasalle

II. C B Richard Ellis

III. Forrester

IV. Cushman & Wakefield

(a) I and II only

(b) I, II and III only

(c) I, II and IV only

(d) II, III and IV only

86. Which of the following is the densest city in Asia as per the Asian Green City Index unveiled recently?

(a) Mumbai

(b) Chennai

(c) Delhi

(d) Kolkata

87. Which of the following started production at Indias largest naphtha cracker project recently?

(a) ONGC

(b) Essar Oil

Indian Oil

(d) Reliance Industries Ltd

88. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quick estimate of national income, consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation for the financial year 2009-10 recently. Which of the following figures [at the factor cost at constant (2004-05) Prices] is/are correct?

I. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2009-10 exceeded Rs 50, 00,000 crore

II. Gross National Income (GNI) in 2009-10 was less than GDP

III. Per Capita National Income in 2009-10 was more than Rs 30,000

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) I and III only

(d) II and III only

89. China emerged as the worlds second largest economy in 2010 overtaking_________

(a) France

(b) Britain

Germany

(d) Japan

90. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) completed has many years of operation recently?

(a) 3 years

(b) 4 years

5 years

(d) 6 years

91. Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date?

(a) BP Plc

(b) Vodafone

Dailchi Sankyo

(d) Vedanta Resources

92. Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the index of Industrial Production (IIP)?

(a) Crude Oil

(b) Petroleum refinery Products

Coal

(d) Electricity

93. An International Advisory Panel (IAP) reviewed the functioning of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) recently. A number of districts have been identified on basis of poor health indicators for focused attention. Which of the following statements is/ are correct?

I. the number of beneficiaries under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) was more than 15 million during 2009-10

II. The number of districts identified is 264

III. The districts identified for focused attention account for nearly 70% of the infant and material deaths in the country

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

94 . Which of the following statements about South Korean steel company POSCOs $12 billion project in India is/are correct?

I. The project received conditional clearance from the Union Environment Ministry recently

II. It sit he single largest FDI in India approved till date.

III. The project involves construction of 14 million tone steel plant in Sinhbhum district of Jharkhand

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) III and I only

95. Which of the following statements about the 11th Delhi Sustainable Development summit organized recently is/are correct?

I. Tapping Local Initiatives and Tackling Global Inertia was the them of the summit

II. The summit organized by the National Environmental Engineering research Institute

III. Jairam Ramesh was conferred with the sustainable development Leadership Award

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

96. The District Information System for Education (DISE) report on Universal Elementary Education (UEE) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. Average Number of Instructional Days in 2009-10 was less than 200

II. Average number of classrooms in ALL schools was more than 4 in 2009-10

III. Average Number of classrooms in Primary Schools was more than 3 in 2009-10

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

97. The district Information System for education (DISE) report on Universal Elementary Education (UEE) was released recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. Average Number of Classrooms in All Government Schools was less than 4 in 2009-10

II. Average Number of Classrooms in All Private Schools was less tan 7 in 2009-10

III. Average Student-Classroom Ration (SCR) for all schools was less than 35 in 2009-10

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) I and III only

98. ASBA (application Supported by Blocked Amounts) is a term used in which of the following sectors?

(a) Aviation

(b) Real Estate

Insurance

(d) Capital Markets

99. Logo and website of National Knowledge Network (NKN) was Launched recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. NKN was launched in 2009

II. NKN will facilitate technology transfer from research institutions to industry

III. NKN is jointly funded by Ministry of Science and Technology and the CII

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) II only

(d) II and III only

100. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Quick estimates of national income, consumption expenditure, saving and capital formation for the financial year 2009-10 recently. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. Gross Domestic Savings in 2009-10 were 33% of GDP

II. Gross Domestic Savings in 2009-10 grew 22.7% over 2008-09

III. Private Corporate Sector Savings in 2009-10

(a) I only

(b) I and II only

(c) I and III only

(d) I, II and III only

Answer

1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (a) 12. (b) 13. (d) 14. (d) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (b) 21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (d) 28. (a) 29. (b) 30. (a) 31. (b) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (a) 36. (c) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (d) 41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (b) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (a) 51. (c) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56. (c) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. (a) 61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (d) 64. (c) 65. (d) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (d) 69. (a) 70. (d) 71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (d) 74. (c) 75. (d) 76. (d) 77. (c) 78. (c) 79. (d) 80. (d) 81. (c) 82. (d) 83. (c) 84. (d) 85. (c) 86. (a) 87. (c) 88 (d). 89. (d) 90.(c) 91. (b) 92. (d) 93. (d) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (d) 97. (d) 98. (d) 99. (a) 100. (b)

AGRICULTURE
1. The main advantage of 'PVC' pipes for drainage is the feasibility of (A) Mechanical laying (B) Physical laying

(C) Chemical laying (D) Physical, chemical laying both Ans : (A)

2. 'ESCORT' tractor is manufactured at (A) Faridabad (B) Ghaziabad (C) Kanpur (D) Chennai Ans : (A)

3. Soil erosion by wind brings about the serious damage in soil by changing the (A) Soil permeability (B) Soil structure (C) Soil texture (D) Soil plasticity Ans : (C)

4. High compression petrol engines are used in some tractors and have high performance in (A) U.S.A. (B) Germany (C) Japan (D) Holland Ans : (A)

5. The distribution of fertilizers by aircraft is widely practised in (A) England

(B) France (C) Gennany (D) New Zealand Ans : (D)

6. A 2- row potato harvester, working in good conditions with 4 to 5 men on the machine, can do how much hectare per day ? (A) 0.5-0.6 ha (B) 1.2-1.4 ha (C) 2.5 ha (D) 1.8-1.9 ha Ans : (B)

7. Mole drainage is practised extensively in country (A) New Zealand (B) Japan (C) U.S.A. (D) China Ans : (A)

8. Which is not included in the sources of energy, getting for agricultural work ? (A) Diesel engine (B) Electric motor (C) Bullocks (D) Cow Ans : (D)

9. Which is included in dairy equipments ?

(A) Threshers (B) Lactometer (C) Cane Planter (D) Winnowers Ans : (B)

10. In our country, for the manufacturing of agricultural implements tools, mostly wood is used, because (A) Easy available at all the places (B) Wood is cheaper (C) Easy to repare tools made-up of wooden, compound to metal tools (D) Above (A) to (C) are correct Ans : (D)

11. Which of the following wood is not used for making handle of spade ? (A) Sheesham (B) Babool (C) Neem (D) Mango Ans : (A)

12. Soil turning plough makes the furrow of which type (shape) ? (A) 'V' shape (B) 'L' shape (C) 'O' shape (D) No definite shape Ans : (B)

13. Which of the following is one (single) handed soil turning plough ? (A) Punjab plough (B) Praja plough (C) Victory plough (D) U. P. No.1 plough Ans : (B)

14. The purpose of tillage is/are (A) Soil clods breaking and suppressing in soil (B) Eradication of weeds (C) Leveling of soil (D) Above (A), (B) and (C) Ans : (D)

15. The main function of cultivator is (A) To turn the soil (B) To make furrow in soil (C) To pulverize the soil (D) All above three functions Ans : (C)

16. Bakhar is generally used in (A) U. P. (B) Bundelkhand (C) Vindhya Pradesh (D) In all the States/parts of India (in All India) Ans : (B)

17. Harrow is drawn by (A) Bullocks (B) Tractor (C) Diesel (D) Bullocks and Tractor both (E) It is automatic tool Ans : (D)

18. Which of the following is not a secondary tillage implement ? (A) Cultivators (B) Harrow (C) Hoe (D) Meston plough Ans : (D)

19. The term 'Olpad' in 'Olpad Thresher' is named on the name of (A) Scientist (B) Village (C) Labourer (D) Farmer Ans : (B)

20. Which of the following 'hoe' is bullock drawn ? (A) Akola hoe (B) Sharma hoe (C) Wheel hoe

(D) Naini type hoe Ans : (A)

21. The land levelling implement is (A) Patela (B) Roller (C) Scrapper (D) All of the above Ans : (D)

22. Patela is used for (A) Sowing (B) Levelling (C) Earthing (D) Weeding Ans : (B)

23. Which of the material is not used for making rollers ? (A) Wood (B) Stone (C) Iron (D) Steel Ans : (D)

24. In which condition, roller is used ? (A) Where soil is wet (B) Where clods are present in soil

(C) Where soil is friable (D) None of the above Ans : (D)

25. Which one of the following work is not done by scrappers ? (A) For levelling of soil (B) For making irrigation channels (C) For covering the sown-seeds by earth (D) For making ridges Ans : (C)

26. Dibbler is used for (A) Ploughing (B) Seed sowing (C) Levelling of land (D) Interculture Ans : (B)

27. The minimum expenditure is incurred by implements for sowing seeds among the following (A) Deshi plough (B) Cultivator (C) Dibbler (D) Seed-drill Ans : (D)

28. Which of the following tool is used for measuring the draft of agricultural implements? (A) Dynamometer

(B) Hydrometer (C) Galvanometer (D) Barometer Ans : (A)

29. Which of the following does not affect the draft of ploughs ? (A) Width of furrow (B) Depth of furrow (C) Length of furrow (D) Soil moisture Ans : (C)

30. Swing-basket (Dhenkuli) is used for (A) Making furrow (B) Lifting water from wells (C) Destroying weeds (D) Leveling of land Ans : (B)

31. Which of the following is used maximum for lifting water from wells ? (A) Persian wheel (Rahat) (B) Swing basket (Bedi) (C) Dhenkuli (D) Don Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following is used for lifting water from 8-10 m depth ?

(A) Washer Rahat (B) Hand pump (C) Mayadar lift (D) None of the above Ans : (D)

33. In which implement. bullocks are not used for lifting water ? (A) Buldev Balti (B) Charsa (C) Egyptian screw (D) Rahat (Persian wheel) Ans : (C)

34. The working efficiency per day of deshi plough is (A) 0.3 ha (B) 0.4 ha (C) 0.6 ha (D) 0.8 ha Ans : (B)

35. Which of the method of ploughing is mostly practised ? (A) Outside to inside ploughing (B) Inside to outside ploughing (C) Ploughing by putting furrow from one side of field (D) Ploughing by halai making Ans : (D)

36. The best method of ploughing through deshi plough is (A) Outside to inside ploughing (B) Inside to outside ploughing (C) Ploughing by making halai (D) Ploughing by making furrow from one side of field Ans : (C)

37. How much is the working efficiency of dibbler (ha per day) ? (A) 0.15 (B) 0.25 (C) 0.35 (D) 0.45 Ans : (A)

38. Tillage includes (A) Ploughing of land (B) Keep the land free from weeds (C) Make the soil levelled (D) All of the above operations Ans : (D)

39. Function of the seed-drill is (A) Making furrow (B) Dropping seeds (C) Covering the seeds in furrow (D) All of the above Ans : (D)

40. Wrought iron contains carbon (per cent) (A) 0.05-1% (B) 1-2% (C) 2-3% (D) 3-4% Ans : (A)

41. The mould-board of a tractor drawn soil turning plough is the type of (A) General purpose (B) Stubble (C) Sod (breaker) (D) High speed Ans : (D)

42. Among the following, ridger is not used in crop (A) Maize (B) Gram (C) Potato (D) Sugarcane Ans : (B)

43. Belt mostly used is of types (A) Rubber (B) Kirmich (C) Leather (D) Cotton thread

Ans : (A)

44. The major defects of rubber belts are (A) Costly (B) Slips on wet (C) Early rubbed (D) Increased due to heat Ans : (B)

45. How many m.m. are in one foot length ? (A) 304.8 (B) 404.8 (C) 204.8 (D) 104.8 Ans : (A)

46. The grooved pulleys are made-up of (A) Steel (B) Cast iron (C) Wooden (D) Above (A) and (B) both Ans : (D)

47. A general farmer used deshi plough for the purpose of (A) Land ploughing (B) Collecting weeds (C) Making soil powdery

(D) Above all works Ans : (D)

48. Which of the following is best for driving machine from low power to slow speed ? (A) Belts & pulley (B) Spur gear (C) Toothed wheel & chains (D) None of the above Ans : (A)

49. Reapers are used for (A) Crop cutting (B) Threshing of harvested crop produce (lank) (C) Seeds sowing (D) Fodder cutting Ans : (A)

50. Threshers (except Olpad threshers) are driven by (A) One pair of bullocks (B) Two pair of bullocks (C) Diesel (D) All of the above Ans : (C)

51. Winnowing it called (A) Cutting a crop (B) To separate straw etc. from threshed lank

(C) To thresh (D) Cutting the fodder Ans : (B)

52. Chaff-cutter is driven by (A) Hand (B) Bullocks (C) Electric power (D) All of the above Ans : (D)

53. Sugarcane juice is extracted (%) from canes through bullock-drawn cane-crusher (A) 50-55 (B) 70-75 (C) 25-30 (D) 60-65 Ans : (D)

54. 'Olpad' thresher is used in (A) Oil extraction from mustard, toria etc. (B) Extracting juice from cane (C) Threshing of wheat, barley, pea etc. (D) All (A), (B) and (C) Ans : (C)

55. 'Seed dresser' is used for (A) Mixing/treating seeds with chemicals (pesticides/fungicides etc.)

(B) Sowing seeds at proper distance (C) Making seeds of high grade (D) Keeping seeds effective upto longer period Ans : (A)

56. 'Try square' is used by (A) Blacksmith (B) Carpenter (C) Potter (D) Farmers Ans : (B)

57. Which type of saw is not included ? (A) Cross cut saw (B) Deshi saw (C) Tenon saw (D) Teething saw Ans : (D)

58. Which type of saw, used for cutting round shape in hole ? (A) Fret saw (B) Penal saw (C) Tenon saw (D) Key hole saw Ans : (D)

59. 'Draw-Knife' is used for

(A) To fit galua in grinder (B) Making round the corners of wood (C) Smoothing the base of wood (D) Sharping teeth of saw Ans : (B)

60. The tool used for making deep pit in wood is (A) Adge (B) Saw (C) Draw knife (D) Chisel Ans : (D)

61. The main work of 'scrapper' is (A) For cutting the wood (B) For scrapping the wood (C) For smoothing the wood (D) All of the above Ans : (C)

62. 'File' is used for (A) Scrapping the wood (B) Cutting the wood (C) Forcing the wood (D) Making equal by scrapping the wood Ans : (D)

63. The type of file is generally (A) Round (B) Triangular (C) Flate (D) Above all types Ans : (D)

64. Brace machine is used for (A) Making hole in wood (B) Scrapping the wood (C) For smoothing the wood (D) None of these Ans : (A)

65. Which one machine/tool is not used in making hole in wood ? (A) Ordinary drill (B) Hand drill (C) Pincer (D) Twist bit Ans : (C)

66. 'Bar cramp' is a tool of (A) Wood cutting (B) Catching tightly wood (C) Beating tool (D) Smoothing tool Ans : (B)

67. Nail (Keel) pulling is done by (A) Claw-hammer (B) Pincer (C) Plier (D) All of these Ans : (E)

68. 'Forging' is said (A) Heating the iron (B) Beating the hot iron (C) Converting into desired shape by beating the iron (D) Beating iron and making hole in it Ans : (C)

69. 'Anvil' (Nihai) is used for (A) Beating the iron on keeping over this (B) By beating iron through this (C) Heating iron through handling this (D) Cooling of hot iron Ans : (A)

70. Fire is pulled-up through (A) Poker (B) Sewage block (C) Showel (D) Anvil

Ans : (A)

71. 'Sledge' is used to (A) Lift heavy material (B) Fire furnace (C) Cut the iron in cold condition (D) Cut the iron in hot condition Ans : (A)

72. The roller of cane-crusher is made-up of which steel ? (A) Cast iron (B) Gun metal (C) High carbon steel (D) Wrought iron Ans : (A)

73. The tool use for catching (handling) the claw and turning it hither and thither during beating is called (A) Sewage block (B) Chisel (C) Plier (D) Tongs Ans : (D)

74. Punches are of (A) Two types (B) Three types (C) Four types

(D) Several types Ans : (B)

75. Agricultural tractors are generally having horse power (h.p.) (A) 20-50 (B) 50-70 (C)10-15 (D) 20-25 Ans : (A)

76. A three-tine furrow plough is ploughing at a speed of 2 km/hr and the each furrow size is 20 cm wide and 12 cm deep furrow. How much time, it would require to plough 5 hectare land ? (A) 41 hours 40 minutes (B) 40 hours 55 minutes (C) 20 hours 55 minutes (D) None of these Ans : (A)

77. If a gear 'A', having 50 teeth and running at a speed of 200 r.p.m. is driving to another gear 'B' having 125 r.p.m. How many number of teeth in gear' B' ? (A) 500 (B) 400 (C) 80 (D) 60 Ans : (C)

78. Animal driven cane planter is developed by

(A) ICAR (B) CIAE (C) IISR (D) IARI Ans : (C)

79. A 10 cm wide belt is running at a speed of 900 r.p.m. If the 15 H. P. is available, then how much plies of belt ? (A) 3 (B) 10 (C) 6 (D) 4 Ans : (D)

80. How much width belt would be needed if 20 H. P. is to be transferred through a belt of 10 plies, where speed of belt is 1460 r.p.m. ? (A) 4 cm (B) 8 cm (C) 5 cm (D) 6 cm Ans : (B)

81. A 10 cm wide belt, having the speed of 1350 meter per minute, would be appropriate to transfer the how much H. P. ? (A) 20 (B) 15 (C) 25 (D) 40 Ans : (B)

82. A tractor driving pulley has its 25 cm diameter and revolving at a speed of 960 r.p.m. If on the shaft of a thresher, an attached pulley is revolving at a speed of 1600 r.p.m. what would be the diameter of this pulley ? (A) 16 cm (B) 15 cm (C) 12 cm (D) 20 cm Ans : (C)

83. A pulley of 21 cm diameter and revolving at 1600 r.p.m. Find out the speed of the belt running over it (A) 1120 m/minute (B) 1200 m/minute (C) 1056 m/minute (D) None of these Ans : (B)

84. If the distance between two pullies, having the diameter of 45 cm and 39 cm, is 3.2 metre, then what would be length of required flate belt ? (A) 6.8 m (B) 7.72 m (C) 9.4 m (D) 7.2 m Ans : (B)

85. Two pair of bullocks are ploughing a field by victory ploughs at a speed of 2 km/hr. If the average width of each furrow is 25 cm. How much time will be required to plough one hectare land? Where after each two hours working, 20 minutes rest is required to provide ? (A) 10 hours

(B) 8 hours (C) 11 hours 40 minutes (D) 8 hours 20 minutes Ans : (C)

86. If the relative distance is 2.5 metre of centre points of two pullies, having SO cm and 25 cm diameters, then, how much length (metre) of 'V' belt would be required ? (A) 6.18875 (B) 5.18775 (C) 6.28775 (D) 6.18775 Ans : (D)

87. A 'chain' contains how much metre ? (A) 20.1168 (B) 21.1168 (C) 15.1168 (D) 18.1168 Ans : (A)

88. If the rate of electricity is rupee one per unit, then, a 20 h. p. electric motor, having approx. 100% efficiency will require how much cost (Rs.) on 100 hours running to irrigate the field ? (A) 500 (B) 750 (C) 1500 (D) 2000 Ans : (C)

89. 'Drip' irrigation is generally followed in the country (A) Israel (B) America (C) Australia (D) Japan Ans : (A)

90. In India, under canal net-work system of irrigation, generally, how much amount of water is allowed to run in small canal ? (A) Less than 4 cusec (B) Less than 10 cusec (C) Between 15 to 20 cusec (D) Between 25 to 30 cusec Ans : (B)

91. Method of irrigation is (A) Surface irrigation (B) Sprinkler irrigation (C) Drip irrigation (D) All of these Ans : (D)

92. The Torquea power to generate revolutions is expressed as (its unit is kg metre) (A) Length of arm (m) x Force (kg) (B) Length of arm (cm) x Force (kg) (C) Length of arm (m) x Force (g) (D) Length of arm (rom) x Force (mg) Ans : (A)

93. Work is expressed by the formula as (A) Work = Force (kg) x Distance (m) (B) Work = Force (g) x Distance (m) (C) Work = Force (mg) x Distance (m) (D) Work = Force (kg) x Distance (cm) Ans : (A)

94. The length of 'Engineer chain' is (A) 100 ft (B) 80 ft (C) 20 ft (D) None of these Ans : (A)

95. The length of 'Gunter chain' is (A) 66 ft (B) 100 ft (C) 20 ft (D) 90 ft Ans : (A)

96. The area of an acre is (A) 0.40 (B) 0.80 (C) 1.10 (D) None of these

Ans : (D)

97. One centimetre is equal to (A) 5 mm (B) 10 mm (C) 15 mm (D) None of these Ans : (B)

98. The draft of 'Victory plough' is (A) 80-100 kg (B) 40-50 kg (C) 70-80 kg (D) 10-20 kg Ans : (A)

99. How much horse power (h.p.) is in one kW (Kilowatt) ? (A) 1.34 (B) 1.90 (C) 2.00 (D) 3.80 Ans : (A)

100. Man power is considered equal to how much horse power (h.p.) ? (A) 0.1 (B) 0.2 (C) 0.3

(D) 0.4 Ans : (A)