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
