For BANK,TPSC,CLAT

1. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?

(A) Kalidas Samman

(B) Dhyanchand Award

(C) Shram Vir Award

(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

(E) None of these

2. Which of the following does not represent the name of a bank working in India ?

(A) YES

(B) HDFC

(C) TATA

(D) Kotak Mahindra

(E) ICICI

3. Twenty-20 matches are played in which of the following

(A) Hockey

(B) Football

(C) Badminton

(D) Tennis

(E) Cricket

4. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some time as India is finding difficult to implement

it ?

(A) 123 Pact with USA

(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia

(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran

(D) Border talks with China

(E) None of these

5. Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services ?

(A) SAT

(B) NET

(C) PAN

(D) VAT

(E) None of these

6. s per the news appeared in some major newspapers India is number two in getting ‘PE’ What is the full form of ‘PE’ as u sed in the financial

world ?

(A) Professional and Ecofriendly

(B) Profitable Equity

(C) Profitable and Economical

(D) Private and Economical

(E) Private Equity

7 .Many a times we read in newspapers about ‘Financial Inclusion’ What does it really mean ? *Pick up cor rect statement(s)]

1. Allow the merger and acquisition of banks so that only few big banks exist and continue to cater to the need of corporate sector.

2. Expending the network of banks in such a way that people from lower strata of society also get the benefit of services provided by banks.

3. Providing Insurance cover to each and every citizen so that he/she can live a healthy and long life.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 and 2

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

8. Which of the following organizations recently issued some guidelines related to ‘Participatory Notes’ as used in financial world ?

(A) RBI

(B) IRDA

(C) SEBI

(D) AMFI

(E) None of these

9. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?

(A) Nuclear Power generation plants

(B) Pharma Industry

(C) Paper Industry

(D) Sugar plants

(E) Tea plantations

10. s per news items published in various newspapers, Italy has offered its help in developing ‘SMEs’ in India What is the full form of ‘SME’ ?

(A) Small and Monopolistic Economy

(B) Speedy and Mechanical

(C) Small and medium enterprises

(D) Small and Medium Level Economy

(E) None of these

11. As per a recent survey by the Business India, this bank has been adjudged as the Best Bank of 2009.

a. HDFC Bank

b. State Bank of India

c. Axis Bank

d. ICICI Bank

12. In a recent development, Wockhardt Laboratories sold its nutritional business and a few other facilities to US based

Abbott Laboratories in a deal worth

a. $100 million

b. $110 million

c. $120 million

d. $130 million

13. Which of the following is the largest trading partner of India in the duration of April to February 2008-2009?

a. The UK

b. The US

c. South Africa

d. China

14. In a recent deal Sanofi Pasteur bought the stake of Merieux Alliance in  ,  an Indian pharma company.

a. Biocon International

b. Shantha Biotechnics

c. Torrent Pharmaceuticals

d Dr Reddy’s Laboratories

15. India recently signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with

a. EU

b. ASEAN

c. South Africa

d. Malaysia

16. Name the steel manufacturer which entered into a definative business transfer agreementwith Shree Precoated Steels Ltd,

in an undisclosed sum deal.

a. Essar Steel Ltd

b. Jindal Steel Ltd

c. SAIL

d. Tata Iron & Steel Company

17. The government has recently allowed the duty free import of this commodity by private traders.

a. Wheat

b. Rice

c. Sugar

d. Edible oil

18. V Shridhar has been appointed as the new chairperson of

a. CBEC

b. CBDT

c. Board of Trade

d. Competition Commission

of India

19. As per the fi nance minister Pranab Mukherjee, the dual Goods and Service Tax (GST) will be implemented by

a. April 2010

b. September 2010

c. December 2010

d. January 2011

20. ‘Lighting a billion lives’ campaign was launched by

a. TERI

b. CSE

c. RIL

d. AV Birla Group

Answer:

1. (B)

2. (C)

3. (E) 

4. (A) 

5. (D) 

6. (E) 

7. (B) 

8. (C) 

9. (A) 

10. (C)

11. b

12. d 

13. d

14. b

15. b

16. a

17. c

18. a

19. a

20. a