9357general and Banking Awareness April-june 12

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1. In India, the National Income is measured on the basis of:(1)Flow of goods only(2)Number of employed youth only(3)

olume of ta! collected per annum

(4)Earning of people working in PSUs and Govt, jobs(")#ll of these

2. $hich one of the following a measure of Fiscal %&eforms, has 'ot of India adopted *

(1)ringing down fis!al defi!it to a parti!"lar level b# an $!t of %aw(2)Fi!ing higher rate of growth(3)#llocation of more funds to +ob oriented schemes()#llocation of more funds to proide education to children who are -.1 years of age(")None of these

&. /'reen 0ouse 'ases/ are responsible mainly for :

(1)'rowth of iestoc population(2)olume of foreign trade(3)uality of agro products in a country() Industrial 4eelopment of a nation(')Global waring

4. $hich of the following in India is implemented in all the districts of the country for proiding 155 daysemployment to those willing to do manual +obs in rural areas *

(1)6radhan 7antri 'ram 8ada 9o+ana(2)harat Nirman(&)a*ata Gand*i +ational "ral Eplo#ent G"arantee $!t()8warn ;ayanti 'ram 8waro+gar 9o+ana(")#ll of these

'. $hich of the following is a 8ocial 4eelopment programme launched by the 'ot of India for school children*(1) harat Nirman (2) #80# (3) ontrol of 6ollution) #ct(2)Narcotics and 6sychotropic 8ubstance #ct(&)0oreign E!*ange anageent $!t()aning &egulation #ct(") 6reention of 7oney aundering #ct

A 8ome time we see a reference of %east 4eeloped country% in the economic +ournals@papers etc $hichamong the following is one of the parameters on the basis of which a country in economic parlance, is

labelled %east 4eeloped% *(1)FreBuent changes in monetary@fiscal policies(2)No change in(&)t*e Governent in last ten #ears as general ele!tions did not take pla!e()ow 6er >apita income of a specified leel and instability in agricultural@industrial production(")0uge losses due to natural disasters resulting in displacement of people in ma+ority(-)8carcity of trained@silled manpower in the country

. $hich of the following is one of the indicators of 0uman 4eelopment Inde! (04I) *(1)%ife epe!tan!# at birt*(2)?otal cost of the agricultural land with a family


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(3)?otal area of the agricultural land with a family()#ailability of perennial source of water for irrigation(")Nature of employment, casual@permanent or semi.permanent

13. $hich of the following is one of the measures of economic growth of a country *

(1)olume of 4irect Inestment made by Foreign countries(2)Number of companies listed on the 8toc C!changes

(&)Gross -oesti! prod"!t of t*e nation()Number of Foreign nationals woring in a country(")#ll of these

11. $hat is the contribution of #gricultural sector in total '46 of India* #bout.(1) 1/.2 (2) 2D (3) 3AD () 5D (") -5D

12. $hat is the contribution of 8erice 8ector in total '46 of India*(1) 15D (2) 1D (3)1AD ()2-D (") +one of t*ese

1&. /I#C#/ is an organi=ation which functions in the area of(1)6reention of 7oney aundering(2)>ontrol of Foreign 4irect Inestment(&)+"!lear Energ#()$orld ?rade (") 6romoting International understanding among the nations

14. #s reported in newspapers, >hina has raised ob+ection on India/s presence in 8outh >hina sea alongwith ietnamoth the nations are engaged in which of the following actiities in the sea *(1)Fishing(2)C!ploring 7inerals(&)Eploring 5ilfields()4isposal of electronic waste(")4isposal of nuclear waste

1'. $hich of the following is the purpose of introducing /ustomer/ norms by the bans *

(1)?o bring more and more people under the baning net(2)Identifying people who do not pay Income ?a!(&)6o ens"re t*at t*e one# deposited in banks *as !oe fro gen"ine so"r!es()?o ensure whether the money deposited in the ban is of an Indian or a foreign national(")

None of these1. $hich of the following organisations is established mainly to promote 7icro, 8mall E 7edium industrial

sector in India *(l)N##&4 (2)S7-7 (3)I4Ian ()CI7an (") #ll of these

1/. #s reported in newspapers, the 7aret orrowings of the Gnion 'ot hae gone up in 2511.12 (upto8eptember 2511) $hat is the main reason for the same *

(1)Fi!ing ery high target of growth(2)%ower t*an b"dgeted !olle!tion of t*e reven"e(3)ower than e!pected flow of foreign inestment()&Is reluctance in giing fresh loans to the 'ot of India for deelopmental pro+ects(") >onsistent reision in the limit of the $ays ana 7eans #dances gien to the 'ot of India by the &I

18. $hat does the term /##9/ denote which is the short form of a 8ocial 8cheme launched by the 'ot ofIndia *

(1)#ntodaya # was 9o+ana (2) #sian #was 9o+ana (&) $ntoda#a $nna 9ojana() #rea #ntodaya 9o+ana (") None of these

1. $hich of the following organi=ations of women in India will be arisen out of the confluence of threemoements.labour moement, cooperatie moement and women/s moement based on 'andhian 6hilosophy*(l) ?I8>H (2)80' (3) #7G (4) SE:$ (") 'ramin an

23. ?he 8econd 'reen &eolution being planned in India will be launched basically in Castern@North Casternstates and will be based on production of :(1) 8ugarcane (2) ;ute (3) amboo () egetables (') Padd#

21. $hich of the following factors has now put a chec on 7igration of #gricultural abourers from one place toanother in India *


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(1)ac of irrigation facilities (2) ow productiity of land (3) 8ingle crop cultiation() 0igher wages and aailability of employment(') %a"n!* of G+EG$ and availabilit# of eplo#ent opport"nities lo!all#

22. $hich of the following #cts helps a ban in its day today actiities *

(1)>ompetition #ct (2) +egotiable 7nstr"ents $!t (3) 0indu 7arriage #ct() 0indu 8uccession #ct (") N&I #ct

2&. ac of access to financial serices is technically nown as :

(1)financial instability (2) financial inclusion (3) financial stability(4) finan!ial e!l"sion (") poerty

24. $hich of the following is NH? one of the ma+orfunctions of the National an for #gricultural and&ural 4eelopment (N##&4) *

(1)#cting as a regulator for cooperatie bans and &&s(2)C!tending assistance to the goernment and others in matters relating to rural deelopment(3)6roiding refinance to lending institution in rural areas()#cting as a coordinator in the operations of rural credit institutions(')eview of onetar# ; !redit poli!#

2'. #s we all now ans in India are reBuired to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities

with the &esere an of India ?his portion is called :(1)8tatutory iBuidity &atio(2)


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&&. $hich of the following statements is ?&GC about International 7onetary Fund (I7F) *(1) I7F proide $ays and 7eans Funds to member countries(2) I7F is an agency of the $orld an and isituated in 6rague(3)I7F maes all the rules and regulations in relation to the $orld ?rade between the nations(4) 5n be!oing eber of t*e 70, !o"ntries get finan!e as teporar# alan!e of pa#ent needs(") I7F is an organi=ation floated by the members of N#?H and caters to the need of those countries only

&4. ?he ban rate is JJJJJ(1)free to fluctuate according to the forces of demand and supply(2)set b# t*e 7(3)set by the &I as directed by the Gnion 7inistry of Finance()set by &I as adised by the Indian ans #ssociation(")set by 'oernment of India on the recommendation of the 6lanning >ommissoin

&'. $hich of the following terms is used in the field of aning E Finance *(1)Spe!ial -rawing ig*ts (2) #ffirmatie 4efence (3) >iil 6rocedure(2)Informed consent (") uestion of Fact

&. $hich of the following is one of the 7illennium 4eelopment 'oals fi!ed by the Gnited Nations

Hrganisations (GNH) *(1)-evelop a global partners*ip for developent(2)4eelop new arieties of food grains which can ensure bumper crops(3)?o ensure that population does not increase in east 4eeloped countries at an alarming rate()4eelop measures to aert deadly 0urricanes@?sunamies etc in an effectie way(")Cnsure that a 'lobal Cconomy is deeloped where all nations can participate according to their

strengths&/. $hich of the following countries recently got a new bailout pacage with the help of the 6riate 8ector *

(1) 'ermany (2) France (3) G8# (4) Gree!e (") &ussia&8. y which of the following months 'oods and 8erices ?a! ('8?) is to be implemented in India*

(1) #pril 251" (2) #pril 251 (3) #pril 2513 (4) $pril 2312 (") ;une 2512

&. India recently completed negotiations with 1- countries for entering into a /?IC#/ ?IC# denotes which ofthe following *(1)?a! India C!change #ccount(2)6a 7nforation E!*ange $greeent(3)?otal Information C!change #ccord()?erminal Issue E C!change #greement(")?a! Issues E C!port #greements

43. Famous 8ardar 8aroar 4am is built across which of the following riers *(1) 'anga (2) ?apti (3) hief) of the $orld an at present 7

(1) 6eter ?homson (2) 'oran 0ad=ic (&) =i #ong >i () #lan 'reenspan (") K Kang4&. $hich of the following #wards is gien for e!cellence in the field of iterature *

(1) 4ada 8aheb 6hale #ward (2) 8hanti 8warup hatnagar #ward(3) 6admahushan () Nir+ahanot #ward (') P"lit?er Pri?e

44. 7s 0ina &abbani hina held a meeting recently in ei+ing oth ofthem are holding which of the following positions in their respectie countries *(1) 6rime 7inisters (2) >ommerce 7inisters (3) Foreign 8ecretaries(4) 0oreign inisters (") None of these

4'. International >ricet 7atches are NH? played in


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(1) 7ohali 8tadium (2) $anhede 8tadium (3) Cden 'ardens() 'reen 6ar 8tadium (') "g*al Garden

4. $hich term is used in 6hysics *(1) >redit (2) $bsol"te @ero (3) &abies ()?hyro!in (") iBuidity

4/. $hich of the following terms is used in the game of >hess *(1) orte!

'3. India recently conducted +oint naal e!ercise 8INC II with which of the following countries *(1) Sri %anka (2) >hina (3) ;apan () angladesh (") &ussia

'1. Insurance coer for ban deposits in our country is proided by(1) 8I (2) 'ot of India (3) 'I> () I>I (') -7ouncil *(1) >hina (2) 7ndia (3) &ussia () France (') G8#

'4. 7any times we read a term 4o? in arious newspapers in connection of 2' 8pectrum $hat is its fullform *(1) 4epartment of ?ransport (2) 4epartment of ?raining(3) 4irectorate of ?echnology () 4irector of ?ele serices(') -epartent of 6ele!o

''. #s per the reports by the G 8 #gencies, which of the following countries was the largest purchaser of weaponsin 2515 *(1) >hina (2) 7ndia (3) 6aistan () 8ri ana (") Iran

'. $ho among the following players got 0onorary &an of t >olonel in the ?erritorial #rmy of India *(1) &ahul 4raid (2) 8achin ?endular (&) $b*inav indra() eander6aes (") 'agan Narang

'/. $hich of the following is NH? the name of a country *(1) Cngland (2) Cthiopia (3)Paris () Gganda (") Cast ?imor

'8. 7r 7ahinda &a+apasa is the(1) President of Sri %anka (2) 6rime 7inister of 8ri ana(&) 6resident of Nepal () 6rime 7inister of Nepal(") Foreign 7inister of Fi+i

'. $hen a baner tals about >4&, what is he taling about *(1) orporate 4ebt &olloer (3) >orporate 4eposit&estructuring() #sset iability 7ismatch (") >ompany 4eposit &estructuring

3. C!pand the term #7 as used in aning@Finance sector*(1) $sset %iabilit# anageent (2) #sset iability 7aturity (&) #sset iability 7ismatch() #sset iability 7anpower (") #sset iability 7aintenance

1.$hich of the following is the oerall female literacy rate, in India as per recent census * #ppro!imately(1) "5D (2) -5D (&) ' () 5D (") 3D

2.>ash &esere &atio (>&&) and 8tatutory iBuidity &atio (8&) are terms most closely related to which of thefollowing industries@marets *(1) >apital 7aret (2) anking ind"str# (3) >ommodities maret() 7oney 7aret (") 7utual fund industry

&. $hat is the ma!imum period for which domestic term deposits are normally accepted by bans in our country *(1) 3 years (2) " years (3) years (4) 13 #ears (") 12 years

4. If you wish to purchase some G8 4ollars for your trael abroad, you should approach(1) ?he ministry of finance


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(2) ?he G8 Cmbassy(&) $n# ank ran!* a"t*orised to do s"!* a!tivit#

() ?he &esere an of India only(") C!ternal #ffairs 7inistry

'. %>ore Industries $itness lower growth in last few months% . was the news in some ma+or news papers recently?his means the performance of which of the following is NH? taen into accounts for the same *(1) 8teel (2) >ement (3) >oal () Ge ; =eweller# (") >rude oil

. />entre brings the curtain down on 4C6 scheme/ was the news recently $hat is the full form of the term 4C6 *(1)4eelopmental Cnterprises 6romotion oard(2)-"t# Entitleent Pass ook(3)4uty Cnforcement E 6romotion oard()4eelopment, C!port E 6rocurement ureau(")4eportation and Cnforced 6reention ureau

/. India recently entered into an agreement to purchase N' from some Cast #sian Nations ?his is the partof India/s initiatie in the direction of :(1)%ook East poli!#(2)8witch oer to N'(3)usiness with 7ost Faoured Nations only()>onention on 8upplemental >ompensation (>8>)(")New usiness : New 6artners 8cheme

8. #s per recent reports the >oal 7inistry of India has allocated certain coal blocs to four N?6> ?hermal6ower 6lants in four states $hich of the following states is NH? among these four states *(1) Gttar 6radesh (2)


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(&) resolves !oplaints of !"stoers () issues licences for new ban branches(") is the head of all nationalised bans8

81. >onsider the following:(#) Foreign >urrency (Non.&esident) #ccount (ans) 8cheme LF>N& () #ccountM()

Non.&esident (C!ternal) &upee #ccount 8cheme LN&C #ccountM(>)Non.&esident Hrdinary &upee #ccount 8cheme LN&H #ccountM

?he indiiduals or entities of angladesh@6aistan nationality@ownership can open which of the aboeaccounts*1) Hnly (#) 2) Hnly (#) and ()3) Hnly (#) and (>) 4) $ll ($), () and ( is an account maintained in foreign currency with an #uthori=ed 4ealer, ie a ban dealing in foreigne!change It is a facility proided to the foreign e!change earners, including e!porters, to credit 155 percent of theirforeign e!change earnings to the account ?his helps them(#) earn interest on deposits() minimi=e transaction costs(>) sae ta!es$hich of the aboe is@are correct*1) Hnly # 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) #ll (#), () and (>)4) 5nl# () ") None of these

84. >onsider the following statements about a Non.aning Financial >ompany (NF>) :(#) #n NF> cannot accept demand deposits() #n NF> is not a part of the payment and settlement system,(>) #n NF> cannot issue cheBues drawn on itself(4)4eposit insurance facility of 4eposit Insurance and >redit 'uarantee >orporation is not aailable for

NF> depositors$hich of the aboe is@are correct statement(s)*1) Hnly (#) 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) Hnly (#), () and (>)4) $ll of t*ese ") None of the aboe

8'. $hich of the following countries tops in F4I in India*1) Gnited/8tates 2) G#C &) a"riti"s ) #ustralia ") >hina

8. $hat was the share of agriculture in '46 of India in 2515.11*1)1"D 2)1AD &)14.2 )13"D ") 21D

8/. ?he Industr ial Finance >orpora tion of India is a subsidiary of which of the following bans*1) &I 2) 7-7 3) I>I>I ) N##&4 ") None of these

88. National CBuity Fund is managed by which of the following bans*1) &I 2)S7-7 &)I4I ) N##&4 ") None of these

8. $hich of the following is not classified as a commercial ban *

(1) 6ublic sector ban (2) Foreign ban(3) 6riate sector ban () &egional rural.ban(') Urban !ooperative bank

3. $hich of the following is not the name of a Hrganisation(l) 04F> (2)I41 (3) 9C8 (4)SE7 (")I>I>I

1. $hich of the following terms is used in 8ports@'ames *(1) CBuator (2)


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(4) Pro!ess of !onversion of one# obtained illegall# to appear to *ave originated fro legitiateso"r!es(") 7oney acBuired from drug .trafficing

&. 7onetary 6olicy as an arm of the economic policy is administered by

(1) 'oernment of India (2) eserve ank of 7ndia (3) 8tate an of India() 'oernments of the respectie states (") None of these4. ?humba/ India/s &ocet aunching >entre is located in

(1) 0aryana (2) 7aharashtra (3) ?amil Nadu () 'u+arat (")>erala'. $hich of the following is not a primary function of a an*

(1) 'ranting oans (2) >ollecting >heBues@4rafts of customers(&) 0a!ilitating iport of goods () Issuing an 4rafts (") 8elling 'old@8iler >oins

. 7r ?ony ?an is the new 6resident of(1) >hina (2) ;apan (&) Singapore () 0ong entre for Critrepreneurship and ?echnology) toproide a suitable enironment to young entrepreneurs who want to come up with new innoatie ideas andproducts by using technology*(1)


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13.$hich public sector company was conferred with the %Indira 'andhi &a+bhasha 8hield% by the 6resident ofIndia for effectie implementation of 0indi in 8eptember 2511*(1) N#>H (2) HN'> (&) 7% () 0C (") None of these

113. ?he &I appointed C!pert >ommittee on icensing of new urban co.operatie bans (G>s) has

recommended that well.managed co.operatie credit societies should be gien priority while granting licencesfor G>s $ho is the >hairperson of the committee*(1) 8hyamala 'opinath (2) 6rof 7 'oinda &ao (3) hampions/ selected by the $orldCconomic Forum ($CF) and the oston >onsulting 'roup (>') in 8eptember 2511*(1) Gltratech td (2) #mbu+a >ement (3) India >ements (4) S*ree


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124.$hich publishing company owns the 8tandard E 6oor/s rating agency*(1) Financial ?imes (2) 0arper >ollins (3) 6earson(4) !GrawCAill (") None of these

12'.$hich of the following committees submitted its report on human resource issues of public sector bans to the

goernment in Hctober 2511*(1) #run . >*andelwal() 8hyamala 'opinath (") None of these

12. 0ow much were e!ports from 8pecial Cconomic Kones (8CKs) in 2515.11*(1) &s PP,-AP crore (2) &s 2,25,11 crore (&) s. &,1',8/ !rore() &s ,21,2" crore (") None of these

12/. ?he total remuneration paid to all the board leel directors of a company cannot e!ceed QQQQof the company/snet profit as per the >ompanies #ct, 1P"-(1) "D (2) 13 (3)1"D ()25D (") None of these

128. $hat is the per capita forest coer of India*(1) 3.3 *e!tare (2) 55A hectare (3) 51 hectare () 512 hectare (") None of these

12. 0ow much was India/s e!ternal debt on 7arch 31*(1) O332" billion (2) O35"P billion (3) O2A3 billion(4) D21 billion (") None of these

1&3. $hat is the global economic growth rate of India for 2511 pro+ected by GN>?#4 in its /?rade and4eelopment &eport 2511/ released on 8eptember -, 2511*(1)5D (2)1.& (3)2D ()31D (") None of these

1&1. $hich country has been raned number 1 in the $orld Cconomic Forum/s 'lobal >ompetitieness &eport('>&) for 2511.12 uneiled in 8eptember 2511*(1) ?aiwan (2) Finland (3) 8ingapore (4) Swit?erland (") None of these

1&2. 0ow much was India/s output of fruits and egetables in 2515.11*(1)"1P million tonnes (2) 3 P million tonnes (3) 3-2 million tonnes(4) 21& illion tonnes (") None of these

1&&. $hich sector accounted for the highest share of oerseas inestment by Indian companies in the first Buarter of2511.12*(1) $gri!"lt"re (2) >ommunity serices (3) >onstruction () Food processing

(") None of these1&4. ?he &esere an of India (&I) 'oernor 4 8ubbarao called for the lowering bans/ resere reBuirements

comprising cash resere ratio (>&&) and statutory liBuidity ratio (8&) recently ?he 8& isQQQQ of netdemand and time liabilities (N4?) currently(1) 12D (2) AD (3)1-D (4)24 (") None of these

1&'. $hich of the following has launched />redible India/ campaign aimed at maing the country an attractieglobal inestment destination for foreign and domestic firms recently*(l) >II (2) N>#C& (3) #88H>0#7 (4) 07onsultant by the Indian &ailways for 0igh 8peed &ail>orridor between 4elhi.#gra.ucnow.aranasi .6atna*


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(1) ott a! -onald (2) e!isNe!is utterworths (3) 7cogni=ant (2) 7ind?ree ?echnologies (3) ?>8 (4) :ipro (") None of these

14.$e read in the newspapers that the &I wors for the state goernments as a baner as per agreement signedbetween the &I and these sta te goernments #t present, which of the following is the HN9 state inIndia which has not yet signed any such agreement with the &I*

l) anip"r 2) 8iim 3) ;ammu E onsider the following currency notes:

(#) &s15 () &s " (>) &s 2 (4)&s l#t present, which of the aboe is@are being printed*1) Hnly (#) 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) Hnly (#), () and (>)

) $ll ($), (), () &esere stoc reBuirements(4)udget allocations to arious departments

$hich of the aboe are used by the &I to estimate the demand for bannotes*1) Hnly (#) and () 2) 5nl# ($), () and () ) Hnly (#), () and (4)")#ll(#),(),(>)and(4)

1'4.>onsider the following:(#) >urrency printing () >urrency replacement (>) >urrency distribution$hich of the aboe is@are the functions of %>urrency >hests%*1) Hnly (#) 2) Hnly (#)%and() 3) Hnly () and (>)4) 5nl# (


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(#) Import duty was reduced to =ero on rice, wheat, pulses, and edible oils() ?he interest rates were increased seeral timesunder iBuidity #d+ustment Facility(>) Future ?rading in rice, urad and tur dais was banned(4) N#FC4 and N>>F started selling onions at &s 3"@g $hich of the aboe fall(s) under the category of %fiscal

measures%*1) 5nl# ($) 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) Hnly (#), () and (>)) #ll the aboe ") None of these

1'.>onsider the following:(#) >onseration of soil, water and biodiersity() Improe rural roads and bridges(>) 'ap the rural.urban diide$hich of the aboe is@are the ob+ecties@functions of &ural Infrastructure 4ebt Fund*1) Hnly (#) 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) Hnly () and (>) 4) $ll t*e above ") None of these

1'/. In economy, the 'ini coefficient deals with which of the following*1) Income@population ratio2) ariation in economic growth&) -istrib"tion of wealt*)National income by type of income')None of these

1'8.&ecently, the Indian &ailways has indicated that it is unliely to reach the operating ratio of P11 per centpro+ected in the udget for the current year (2511.12) Find out the correct statement about %Hperating &atio% fromthe gien statement1) ?he operating ratio achieed last year was higher than the current e!pected achieement2) 'oernment should mae efforts to increase the operating ratio of the Indian &ailways by all means3) 5perating ratio is better if it is kept lower) Hperating ratio is better if it is achieed as high as possible")None of these

1'. 0ow many companies/ shares hae been included in ombay 8toc 7aret/s/new share named as 8C 6owerInde!*1) 15 2) 12 &) 14 ) 1- ") 25

13.idesh 8anchar Nigam td has been renamed as

1) 6ata ar

&acing, which Indian city will host the $orld #ir &ace ne!t year*1) angalore 2) i=ag &)"bai ) 6une ") ucnow

1'. In which state women/s collectie farming initiatie, billed as the largest lielihood enture of this ind in thecountry, which transforms women labourers into master cultiators, has been launched as the first pro+ectsanctioned under the 7ahila erala 2) ?amil Nadu 3) 7aharashtra ) >hhattisgarh ") $est engal


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1. In which state hae the #rmy and other central forces been pursuing %Hperation 8adbhaana% to win oer thegoodwill of the people*1) #ranachal 6radesh 2) 7anipur 3) Nagaland) #ssam ') =a" and >as*ir

1/. $ith which country has angladesh signed a deal to build its first nuclear power plant at &ooppur in 6abnadistrict recently*1) France 2) ritain &) "ssia ) G8 ") >hina

18. India was to participate in a trilateral military e!ercise this year on the Hinawa coast but it was postponed dueto Fuushima earthBuae Carlier, in 255, it was conducted in India as /7alabar/ e!ercise with ;apan and whichof the following countries*

1) >hina 2) France 3) &ussia 4) US ") 8outh hina &) "ssia ) 8yria ") #fghanistan

1/3.Name the automobile hub of India where French manufacturer 6eugeot has started its car manufacturingin India for the first time1) Sanand (G"jarat) 2)7anesar (0aryana) 3) Hragadam (?amil Nadu)

) Nasi (7aharashtra) ") 7araimalai (?amil Nadu)1/1.$ho was heading the panel on whose recommendations a new National 6olicy on Hlder 6ersons is to be uneiled

shortly by the Gnion goernment*1) #runa &oy 2)


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1) ?unisia 2) %ib#a 3) #rgentina ) 8yria ") elarus181.$ith the deregulation of saings ban (8) account interest rate, according to the guidelines of &I, up to

what amount will all bans hae to implement uniform 8 deposit interest rate*l)s.llak* 2) &s 2 lah 3) &s 2"1ah ) &s31ah ") &s 1ah

182.In which of the following cities was the 6rime 7inisterial meeting of the 8hanghai >ooperation Hrganisation (8>H)held on Noember this year, in which granting full membership to India was high on the agenda*1) 8hanghai 2) 4ushanbe 3)#lmaty 4) St Petersb"rg ") 7oscow

18&.$orld 4iabetes 4ay is celebrated eery year on1) Noember 2) Noember 15 &) +oveber 1& ) Noember 1- ")

Noember 1A184.For which ma+or >entral pro+ect of India, 8ushil redit ) 7aretability ") None of these

18.#s per newspaper reports, India/s trade gap has been showing a negatie growth for the last few months %?rade'ap% means1) gap between total '46 and total consumption2) gap between total iports and total eports

3) gap between aailable liBuidity and e!pected demand in ne!t fie months) gap between budgeted reenue collection and actual collection of the same") None of these

13. >onsider the following statements about /0ot 7oney/:(#) 0ot money comes to a country to tae adantage of low rate of interest() It improes the balance of payments of a country but is detrimental to the e!change rate of the

recipient country

(>) ?hese funds are comparatiely stable than other foreign in flows$hich of the aboe statements is@are correct*1) Hnly and > 2) Hnly > 3) Hnly # and > 4) 5nl# $ ") None of these

11.&a+ee 'andhi 8cheme for empowerment of adolescent girls named as /8abla/ includes the girls of the agegroup:

1) P to 12 years 2) 15 to 1" years 3) 11 to 1A years4) 1' to 18 #ears ") 1- to 1A years

12. ?he goernment is preparing /4eolution Inde!/S which will measure social empowerment of people at1) Pan!*a#at level 2) loc leel 3) 4istrict leel) 4iision leel ") 8tate leel


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1&. >onsider the following facts about foreign bonds:

(#) Foreign bonds are issued by a borrower who desires to raise funds outside the domestic capital maret() 9anee bonds are dollar.denominated debt instruments sold in G< by any oerseas entity(>) 8amurai bonds are issued in ;apan

$hich of the aboe statements is@are NH? ?&GC*1) 5nl# 2) Hnly # and > 3) Hnly and >) #ll the aboe ") None of these

14. $hich public sector ban of India is the first fully Indian ban, established by an Indian national*1) #llahabad an 2) P"njab +ational ank3) 8tate an of India ) >entral an of India ") an of aroda

1'. /CBuity schemes managed strong N# gains, which boost their assets/ was in news in some of the inancialnewspapers $hat is the full form of the term N# as used in aboe head lines*1)Nil #ccounting ariation (2) Net #ccounting enture (&) +et $sset al"e

() New #sset enture (") None of these1. ?he term &ose &eolution refers to the change of power in recent times in which of the following countries*

1) >roatia 2) 8yria &) Georgia ) urrency Hptions $hich of the following actiities@ operations is the term 6lain anilla >urrency Hptionsassociated with*1) -ollarC"pee E!*ange ate2) Floating of >ommercial 6apers3) aunch of new mutual funds) 4eciding the opening price of a share on a particular business day")None of these

1.>redit rating agency 7oody/s recently upgraded the credit rating of the Indian goernment/s bonds from thespeculatie to inestment grade$hich of the following facts related to the aboe statements is@are true*(#) #ccording to a release issued by the Finance 7inistry, 7oody/s unified India/s local and foreign

currency bond ratings at aa3() 7oody/s Inestor 8erice upgraded its local currency rating for Indian goernment bonds to aa3,

which is speculatie grade as compared to the earlier al which is +un,or inestment grade(>) India/s foreign currency bond ceiling is unchanged at aa2, and the foreign currency ban deposit ceiling is

aa3 ?he local currency bond and ban deposit ceilings are unified at #l(4) ?he goernment/s local currency short.term rating has been changed to 6.3 from N6, indicating the

goernment/s ability to repay short.term debtsl) 5nl# 2) Hnly # 3) Hnly # and > ) Hnly 4 ") #ll of these

233. $hich of the following is the basic territorial unit of administration in India*

1) &eenue 4iision 2)?ehsil &) -istri!t ) illage ") loc231.Hn the lines of #mul in 'u+arat, which one of the following states has come forward to bring a

/$hite &eolution/ in the state*l) 0imachal 6radesh 2) 6un+ab &) Uttara k*and ) Gttar 6radesh ") 7adhya 6radesh

232.$hich of the following states has launched a scheme for proiding free electric connection to 2 lah below

poerty line (6) families*1) 7adhya 6radesh 2) Uttar Prades* 3) 'u+arat ) &a+asthan ") ihar

23&. $hat are %'iffen 'oods%*1) 'oods which are ept in stoc waiting for the prices to rise2) Clectronic consumer goods


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3) 7anufactured goods which are sold in the parallel marets for the poor as cheap substitutes of costlyeBuialents

4) Goods w*i!* do not obe# t*e laws of deand")None of these

234. $hy are coins and currency notes called legal tender*(#)ecause they are guaranteed by the goernment()ecause these cannot be refused in settlement of payments(>) ecause credit cards and electronic cash also forman important segment of money

$hich of the aboe statements are not correct*l) Hnly > 2) Hnly # and 3) Hnly ) None the aboe ') $ll t*e above are !orre!t

23'. $hich of the fol lowing states is haing the highest established potential of wind energy in India*1) 'u+arat 2) 7aharashtra 3) redit &eiew >ommittee in order to:

1) establish N# #&42)establish &egional &ural ans&) reCassess t*e developent t*at took pla!e in t*e field of r"ral !redit sin!e 1'4, ie, s"bseB"ent to s"bission

of t*e report of t*e $ll 7ndia "ral urrency Non.&esident (F>N&.2) 8cheme, the period for fi!ed deposits is1) not applicable to resident accounts2) not less t*an one #ear and not ore t*an five #ears3) not less than two years and not more than si! years) at the discretion of the ban")None of these

23.$hich of the following is not a public sector ban*

1) 8tate an of 0yderabad 2) >entral an of India 3) &egional &ural ans4) A-0< ank ") None of the aboe

213.$hen the &esere an of India (&I) is the lender of last resort, what does it mean*

1) 7 advan!es ne!essar# !redit against eligible se!"rities.2) >ommercial bans gie fund to the &I3) &I adances money to.public wheneer there is any emergency) #ll the aboe ") None of these

211.?he paid.up capital of a non.scheduled ban is less thanl) s. '1ak* 2) &s 151ah 3) &s121ah ) &s 1" lah ") None of these

212.$hich of the following countries has openly declared that it would eto the G8 attempt to see a new GN8ecurity >ouncil resolution to mae the 8yrian regime led by 6resident ashar al.#ssad to e!it office*1) France 2) ritain 3) "ssia ) >hina ") 'ermany

21&.#fter last year/s Fuushima nuclear disaster in ;apan, what periodic cap has been put by the ;apanese cabinet

recently on the operational life of nuclear reactors*1) 25 years 2) 2" years 3) 35 years ) 3" years ') 43 #ears

214.$hich of the following Indian Institutes of 7anagement (II7) has entered into a memorandum of understanding(7oG) with Hcean Gniersity of >hina to start a post graduate programme in international business with

special focus on >hina*l) II7, Indore 2) 77, S*illong 3) II7,


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21. $hich of the following state goernments has constituted a commission named 'Samanya Varg

Nirdhan Kayan Aayog' as a permanent.basis autonomous body for all issues related to the integrateddeelopment and welfare of the economically bacward among upper castes*1) Gtter 6radesh 2) ihar &) Aia!*al Prades* ) 6un+ab ") 7adhya 6radesh

21/.Name the Indian artist who uses materials lie cow dung, ash and hair to mae sculptures and who has been shortlistedfor Ghief 7inister of #ranachal 6radesh*1) +aba6"ki 2) 4or+ee


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2&&.Name the author of the ookNira"an (C!ile), the release of which was cancelled recently at the anine Festial was held in February*1) >ochin 2) 6atna 3) 8itapur 4) ikaner ") 8urat

2&/. $ho among the following poets died recently who wrote 8ahitya #ademy.awarded boos &ichhe ' Mau"amKa &hoo (akhm)e)$amanna andBand *ota *ua Ba+ar!l) ashiradr 2) ;ayant Farmer 3)a?*ar%na ) Nida Fa=li ") 8heen iti=ens, and recommended the setting up of aNational >ouncil for 8enior >iti=ens to adise the central and state goernments on the welfare of senior citi=ens,

which has been approed by the 6rime 7inister*

l)'iri+ayas 2)o*iniGiri 3) 6rof 9ashpal ) oo ") >om ynton

243. Name the organi=ation from which future tendering and procurement of #aash.2 tablets hae been taen away to

be handed oer to public sector undertaings such as ?elecommunication >onsultants India td (?>I) or I?I td*1) II?,entre for 4eelopment of #danced >omputer (>.4#>)&) 776, ajast*an) >entral $arehousing >orporation td") ?hapar Institute of ?echnology

241. In which of the following Curopean countries a consignment of Indian medicines headed for 8urinamwas sei=ed by the authorities, an act for which the Indian goernment has hauled that country in the past to the

$?H/s 4ispute 8ettlement ody*

1) 6ortugal 2) Italy 3) ritain 4) 6*e +et*erlands ") 8pain242. $ho among the following has been appointed the new >hairman of the >entral oard of 4irect ?a!es (>4?)*

1) 7> ;oshi 2) 7uesh >hand &) %aan -as ) N 8ingh ") 6< 7ishra24&. $ith which of the following countries, from where main e!port to India is fertili=er, is India to enter into a/long.

term agreement to secure supply of potash fertili=er*

1) >hina 2) elar"s 3) 'ermany ) &ussia ") ;apan244. In the face of sanctions by the G8 and Curopean Gnion against Iran, through which of the following public sector

bans will India route " per cent of the alue of Iranian oil e!ports, because of non.e!posure of this ban in G8 and

CG*

1) >orporation an 2) U!o ank 3) Indian an ) an of 7aharashtra ") >anara an

24'.$hich of the following states has declared that it would be the first state in the country to become carbon.neutral by

2525 by undertaing carbon.smart growth*

1) 4elhi 2) ?amil Nadu 3) 'u+arat 4) Aia!*al Prades* ") #ssam24. In which of the following cities of &a+asthan is the annual irding Fair is held for conseration of birds in the country,

with this year/s theme %ustard &ecoery 6rogramme%*l) haratpur 2) =aip"r 3) ;hun+hunu ) 7ount #bu ") ;aisalmer

24/. /lac &eolution/ is related to1) 7aing India self.reliant in pulses2) aking 7ndia selfCreliant in petrole" b# a!!elerating t*e prod"!tion of et*anol

3) 7aing India self.dependent in production of Buality coal) 7aing India serf.dependent in rubber") None of these


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248. In which of the following states has %&ural usiness 0ub 8cheme% been launched in collaboration with the>onfederation of Indian Industry (>II)*1) $est engal 2) #ssam 3) Uttar Prades* ) 7anipur ") ihar

24.?IN# factor is associated with

1) aning 2) Politi!s 3) 8ports ) 4iplomacy ") #griculture2'3.For which of the following categories of bans has the committee headed by the &I 4eputy 'oernor >haraarty underlined the need for capitalisation to the tune of &s 2255 crore during 2511.12*1) >ooperatie ans 2) >ommercial ans 3) ead ans4) egional "ral anks ") 0ousing 4eelopment ans

2'1. $hich public sector ban has recently launched a new scheme named T6ariartan/ so as to proide betterserices@facilities to its customers and to attract more and more new customers*1) State ank of 7ndia 2) 6un+ab National an 3) an of India) Hriental an of >ommerce ") Indian an

2'2.In which of the following years was a new %iberalised Industrial 6olicy% announced in India for the first time*1) 1PA- 2) 11 3) 1PP2 ) 1PP3 ") 255"

2'&.In an oligopolistic or monopolistically competitie maret, firms do not raise their prices because een a smallprice increase will lose many customers $hich of the following is the most suitable term used for this concept*1) 8upra >ompetitie 6ricing 2) 8wing 4emand &) >inked -eand) Imperfect >ompetition ") None of these

2'4.$hich of the following was the first deepwater bloc in India to start production*1) >ris*na Godavari -C 2) 7ahanadi deepwater bloc NC>.4$N.2552@13) 8.11 )


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1) >offee 2) >oconut &) "bber ) >ocoa ") ?ea24.#80# is a 'oernment of India 8cheme related to which of the following flagship programmes*

1) 7ahatma 'andhi National &ural Cmployment 'uarantee 8cheme2) +ational "ral Aealt* ission

3) Integrated >hild 4eelopment 8erices 8cheme) harat Nirman") None of these

2'.>onsider the following(#) >entral 'oernment () 8tate 'oernments (>) 6ublic ans(4) 6riate ans (C) 'eneral 6ublic$ho among the aboe can borrow from the &I*1) Hnly (#) and () 2) Hnly (#), () and (>) 3) Hnly (>) and (4)4) 5nl# ($), (), (ompany of India (#&>I) has been launched to deal primarily with which of thefollowing*1) Infrastructure ending 2) #sset 6lanning&) +onCperforing $ssets ) >redit &ating ") 8ic public sector units

2.$hich of the following is NH? a must condition for a 8cheduled >ommercial an in India*1) It should be in the 8econd 8chedule of &I #ct 1P32) 7ts paidC"p !apital s*o"ld be at least s. 1 !rore.

3) It must deposit with &I as per the >&&) It must hae facilities of a clearing house") #ll the aboe

2/3.?he nationalisation of ans in India too place in 1P-P by

1) #n #ct of 6arliament of India2) $n 5rdinan!e Pro"lgated b# President of 7ndia

3) #n amendment of the >onstitution of India) # notification by the 'oernment of India") None of these

2/1.?he slogan for >ensus 2511 was :1) Ceryone counts 2) 9o" !o"nt, so we !o"nt3) >ount on me, eeryone counts ) Include me") Hne among one billion

2/2.$ho has written the boo $he ,ourney o- .ndian Micro)/inance1) Gsha ?horat 2) i+ay 7aha+an &) S $r"na!*ala ) 4 8ubbarao ") 8ubir 'oaran

2/&.$hich Indian criceter has launched his dream pro+ect %>entre of C!cellence% at 6athways 8chool in New4elhi*

1) 'autam 'ambhir 2) rrendra 8ehwag 3) #ashish Nehra4) 9"vraj Sing* ")irathief 7inister of #ranachal 6radesh who has resigned recently following a moe of dissidents tooust him1) 4or+ee


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2//. $hat is the theme for the 1th8outh #sian #ssociation for &egional >ooperation (8 ##&>) 8ummit to beheld in 7ale on Noember 15.11*1) Fraternity of 8outh #sia 2) ?owards a 'reen and 0appy 8outh #sia3) 6roiding 8helter to #ll 4) "ilding ridges

") 7aing 8outh #sia ?ourist 6aradise2/8. In which state is Nayachar Island proposed to be deeloped as an industrial hub*1) 'u+arat 2) #ndaman and Nicobar Islands 3) 'u+arat) ashadweep ') :est engal

2/. Name the global sport.life style brand, which has been endorsed by the Indian criceter 9ura+ 8ingh as theface of it/s /Uoe 12/ campaign*1) &eebo 2) $oodland 3) &ed ?ape ) #didas ') P"a

283. $hich of the following 6ublic 8ector 'iants of India has recently launched the %0arit.7osha%, a uniBue>8& initiatie for bringing in energy efficiency in the cremation sector*1) N?6> 2) 5+GI8F

282. &ecently, India has proposed a special O15.billion 8cience, ?echnology and Innoation (8?I) fund for whichof the following organisations*1) 8##&> 2) 7onsider the following:(#) &epo &ate ) &eerse &epo &ate (>) >ash &esere &atio

(4) 8tatutory iBuidity &atio$hich of the aboe are called 8tatutory 6re.emptions*1) Hnly (#) and () 2) Hnly () and (>) (&) 5nl# (


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1) &I 2)SE7 3) N##&4 )#7FI ") Gnion Finance7inistry

22. >onsider the following statements about the 8haury 7issile: 0(#) It has been deeloped by 4&4H

() It is a hypersonic missile(>) It is a surface.to.surface missile$hich of the aboe statements is@are correct*1) Hnly (#) 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) Hnly () and (>) 4) $ll t*e above") None of these

2&.>onsider the following ;nanpith #ward winners:(#) >handrashehara )#mar


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$hich of the aboe features is@are correct*1) 5nl# ($) 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) #ll the aboe) Hnly () and (>) ") None of these

&31.#s on 31 7arch 2511 the installed capacity of wind power in India was ma!imum in which of the following

states*1) 7aharashtra 2) hina&34.?he Indian sugar ethanol programme sets a target of what fraction of bio.ethanol incorporation into transport

fuel*1) ' 2)15D 3)1"D )25D ")2"D

&3'. ?he world/s largest geothermal power installation %?he 'eysers% is located in which of the followingcountries*1) United States 2) >anada 3) 8wit=erland ) Finland ")8weden

&3. $hat is the ran of nuclear power in India among the sources of electricity*1) ?hird 2) 0o"rt* 3) Fifth ) 8i!th ") 8eenth

&3/. >onsider the following statements about the 7egha.?ropiBues satellite which has been recently placed inorbit ia the 68.>1A flight:(#) It will study only the tropical and subtropical parts of India() Its is a +oint mission of India and 'ermany(>) It will gie information about weather in short term only

$hich of the aboe statements is@are correct*1) Hnly (#) and () 2) Hnly () and (>) 3) Hnly ()) #ll the aboe ') +one of t*e above

&38. #bout which of the following missiles, India claims that it is the first anti.tan missile which has acomplete fibreglass structure*l) 8haurya 2) 8agaria &) +ag ) ?rishul ") #gni

&3.>onsider the following:

(#) G++wala () 4hanla!mi (>) 6riyadarshini (4) 8yamsiddha$hich of the aboe schemes related to women in India follows empowerment through 8elf 0elp 'roups *1) Hnly (#) 2) Hnly (#) and () 3) Hnly (#), () and (>)4) 5nl# (ommittee 2) > &angara+an >ommittee&) $gri!"lt"re


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&1. $ho among the following has reBuested the goernment to declare %No 7eat 4ay% on ;anuary 12 as ameasure to fight against climate change*1) Narendra 7odi 2) aba&amde &) S*as*i 6*aroor) < #dani ") 7 onseratie bacbenchers, who wanted 6arliament tocall a oters/ referendum on whether the country should stay in the Curopean Gnion*1) Italy 2) 'reece 3) France 4) ritain ")'ermany

&18. ;apanese researchers scouring the deep sea.bed around Nagasai uncoered the remains of a shipwrec of13th century belonging to1) >hina 2) India &) ongolia ) 6ersia ") 'reece

&1. $hich of the following rates is@are not fi!ed by the &esere an of India (&I)*1) ase rate 2) an rate 3) Savings $!!o"nt rate) &epo rate ") &eerse &epo rate

&23. $hich of the following historical figures of India has found place in Iran/s parliament 7a+lis, with his plaBuebeing uneiled by o 8abha 8peaer 7eira


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&2.>ensus in India was conducted recently (2511) In the eyes of the economists and policy maers, India/sdemographies/ are ery much faourable to growth $hich of the fol lowing s tatemen ts is NH? inconformity with the traditional demographic characterstics of India and its relation with growth *(1)India is a young country with low dependency ratio(2)

7ore and more Indian youth under the age of 35 are getting better health care and access to Bualitytechnical education

(3)?he so called 7iddle class of India is happy as they hae better housing and earning facilities(4)ore eplo#ent opport"nities and res"ltant finan!ial freedo *ave ade #o"ng woen folk

to p"rs"e single life and dela# arriage(")Indian youth are now biggest consumers of lu!urious goods, they spend discretionary income

and en+oy the associated status

&&3.8ome policy maers and thiners are of the opinion that the notorious 8atyam 8candal of 255P has proeda blessing in disguise for India, as it intensified the call in the country for :

(1)8tronger police force(2)Faster legal proceedings and effectie +udiciary 'reater #ccounting transparency and >orporate 'oernance(3)etter eplo#er eplo#ee relations*ip and a!tive parti!ipation of eplo#ees in anagerial f"n!tions()#ll of these

&&1.FreBuent changes in the cost of which of he following commodities at international leels, push inflationupwards *(1) egetables (2) Foodgrains (3) Petrole" Prod"!ts

() 7il (") #ll of these&&2.Indian 6arliament in the year 255" passed 8pecial Cconomic Kones ill which gae birth to hundreds of 8CKs in

the country 0ow do these 8CKs help in the growth of the Indian Cconomy *(1)SE@s attra!t signifi!ant foreign dire!t investent fro overseas and +ommonwealth 0eads of 'oernment

meeting (>0H'7)*1) enice 2) Pert* 3) Httawa ) >anberra ") $indhoe

&&. &a+at 'upta, a prominent Indian.#merican, recently surrendered before the FI in New 9or in the case ofinsider trading scam 0e belongs to which of the following companies*1) >redit 8uisse 2) Goldan Sa!*s 3)N66aribas) ;6 7organ and >o ") 8tandard and 6oor/s

&&/. >ristina Fernande= de hile ") 4enmar

&&8. N#?H/s Hperation Gnified 6rotector was conducted in which of the following countries recently*1) Cgypt 2) %ib#a 3) 8yria ) 6aistan ") #fghanistan

&& &ecently, the 'oernment has decided to launch a 4am &ehabilitation and Improement 6ro+ect (4&I6) forrehabilitation of 223 dams in the states of


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&43.?he 'oernment has recently decided to augment the capital base of which of the following institutions byinfusing 3555 crore rupees as goernment/s eBuity*1) 8I4I 2)CI7 an &) +$$- )I> ")0G4>H

&41.&ecently, the 'oernment has decided to raise its Buota in the International 7onetary Fund, I7F from 2

to which of the following fractions so that India will be among the 15 largest Buota share holders at theI7F*1)2./' 2)2P"D 3)31"D )32"D ")D

&42. &ecently, the 'oernment has approed a new manufacturing policy which aims to create one hundredmillion +obs in ne!t 15 years 'oernment wants to lift the share of manufacturing sector in the '46 to 2"per cent in the ne!t decade $hat is the current (appro!imate) share of manufacturing sector in the '46*1) 12D 2) 1 3) 1PD )25D ")22D

&4&. National Hptical Fibre Networ will be proiding broadband connectiity to which of the following*1) 7unicipalities 2) Gra Pan!*a#ats 3) 6anchayat 8amitis) Nagarpalias ") 7etropolitan cities

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