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GENERAL AWARENESS
1. Abdul Rahim Rather was appointed as the new Chairman of Goods and Services Tax (GST)
panel on July 21, 2013. He is the Finance Minister of?
2) Karnataka

4) Jammu and Kashmir

5) Uttar Pradesh

3) Rajasthan

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1) Bihar

2. Ramon Magsaysay Awards are given by Philippines. Habiba Sarobi is one of the five winners
for the year 2013. She is a politician from?
1) Pakistan

2) Afghanistan

4) Malaysia

5) Bangladesh

3) Indonesia

3. Who won the 100th edition of the Tour de France on July 21, 2013? (Tour de France is an
annual bicycle race)

1) Bradley Wiggins (Britain)

2) Alberto Contador (Spain)

3) Chris Froome (Britain)

4) Cadel Evans (Australia)

5) Andy Schleck (Luxembourg)

4. The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) is one of the apex trade
associations of India. Who took over as the President of ASSOCHAM in July 2013?
1) Deepak Parekh

2) Aditya Puri

4) Rana Kapoor

5) Naina Lal Kidwai

3) K. R. Kamath

5. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking and finance?
1) Blue chip companies

2) Commercial paper

4) Premium bonds

5) Wobbe Index

3) Hedge

6. 'FBTR' is an abbreviated name related to the area of?

1) Agriculture

2) Economy

4) Sports

5) Nuclear power

3) Medical science

7. Developing an effective and efficient monitoring and control system for the Indian capital
market is the basic aim of?
1) RBI

2) SEBI

3) FMC

4) SBI

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5) NABARD

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8. The first stock exchange in India was established in?

1) Calcutta

2) Delhi

3) Bombay

4) Madras

5) Hyderabad

9. Which institution is known as the 'Soft Loan Window' of World Bank?

1) IFC

2) IDA

3) IMF

4) WTO

5) None of these

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10. The Life Insurance in India was nationalized in the year?

1) 1870

2) 1956

3) 1960

4) 1966

5) 1969

11. Countries and capital cities are given below. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly
matched?

1) Ghana --- Accra

2) Kenya --- Nairobi

4) Nigeria --- Rabat

5) Egypt --- Cairo

3) Namibia --- Windhoek

12. The river Tapti flows into the?

1) Palk Straits

2) Bay of Bengal

4) Indian Ocean

5) None of these

3) Arabian Sea

13. 'Land of Midnight Sun' is?

1) Japan

2) Finland

3) Thailand

4) Norway

5) Netherlands

14. 'My Truth' was written by?

1) Sarojini Naidu

2) RK Narayan

4) Indira Gandhi

5) Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Mahatma Gandhi

15. Reliance Power is constructing a 3,960 MW coal based Ultra Mega Power Project in?
1) Sasan (Madhya Pradesh) 2) Angul (Orissa)
4) Barauni (Bihar)

3) Banswara (Rajasthan)

5) None of these

16. RBI's stake in NABARD is?

1) 10%

2) 5%

3) 3%

4) 1%

5) None of these

17. Which of the following is not amongst the core industries/ sectors?
1) Coal

2) Services

3) Crude oil

4) Power

5) Steel

18. What is the minimum shareholding of the Central Government in the Public Sector Banks?
1) 49%

2) 50%

3) 51%

4) 59%

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5) 74%

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19. What is the purpose of National Green Tribunal?

1) It is a Save Earth campaign
2) It promotes awareness towards climate changes
3) It will hear cases related to environmental degradation
4) It gives suggestions to protect forest cover

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5) None of these

20. Croatia recently became the 28th member of the European Union. Croatia was once a part of?
1) Russia

2) Yugoslavia

3) Armenia

4) Lithuania

5) Czechoslovakia

4) Tennis

5) Badminton

21. NKP Salve Challenger Trophy is associated with?

1) Hockey

2) Football

3) Cricket

22. Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is the world's largest diamond exchange located in?
1) Kolkata

2) New Delhi

3) Jaipur

4) Surat

5) Mumbai

23. The largest source of India's GDP is?

1) Agriculture

2) Foreign Trade 3) Manufacturing 4) Services

5) None of these

24. Planning Commission is a?

1) Statutory Body

2) Non-Statutory Body

4) Both 1 and 3

5) None of these

3) Constitutional Body

25. Which one of the following rates is not determined by the Reserve Bank of India?
1) CRR

2) SLR

4) Prime Lending Rate

5) Bank Rate

3) Repo Rate

26. Which of the following prizes/awards is not given for excellence in literature?
1) Murtidevi Award

2) Laureus Award

4) Saraswati Samman

5) Pulitzer Prize

3) Vyas Samman

27. Which of the following is the full form of G in 'G-sec'?

1) Good

2) Global

3) Government

4) Guaranteed

5) None of these

28. The Reserve Bank of India scaled down the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast
for 2013-14 to what per cent from its earlier projection of 5.7% growth?
1) 5.5%

2) 5%

3) 5.1%

4) 5.3%

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5) None of these

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29. The G 20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting was held on July 20, 2013
in?
1) Mexico City

2) Moscow

3) Los Cabos

4) Saint Petersburg

5) Yekaterinburg

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30. Rajeev Rishi took over as the Chairman and Managing Director of which of the following
Government Banks on August 1, 2013?
1) Bank of India

2) Indian Bank

4) Oriental Bank of Commerce

3) Central Bank of India

5) Indian Overseas Bank

31. After the First Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14, the RBI on July 30, 2013 kept
the repo rate unchanged at?
1) 7%

2) 6.25%

3) 7.25%

4) 6%

5) None of these

32. Who was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan on July 30, 2013? (He will take office on
September 8, 2013, succeeding Asif Ali Zardari)
1) Fakhruddin Ebrahim

2) Mamnoon Hussain

4) Raza Rabbani

5) Nawaz Sharif

3) Wajihuddin Ahmed

33. U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted temporary asylum by which of the
following countries?
1) China

2) Australia

3) Iran

4) Iraq

5) Russia

34. The rate of interest charged by RBI for lending money to various commercial banks by rediscounting of the bills in India is called?
1) CRR

2) SLR

3) Bank Rate

4) Interest Rate

5) Exchange Rate

4) South Africa

5) Italy

35. FIFA World Cup 2018 will be organized in?

1) Brazil

2) Russia

3) Germany

36. Excise Duty is levied on?

1) Agro products

2) Imported goods

4) Services provided by hotels

3) Goods produced within the country

5) All the above

37. Which of the following countries is not a partner in TAPI project?

1) Turkey

2) Afghanistan

3) Pakistan
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4) India

5) None

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38. The World Habitat Day is observed every year on the?

1) Second Thursday of October

2) First Monday of October

3) Second Monday of March

4) Second Thursday of March

5) None of these

39. Which of the following is not an objective of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal

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Mission (JNNURM)?
1) Development of urban infrastructure
2) Inclusive growth of cities

3) Provide safe drinking water

4) Provide improved public transport

5) Provide 100 days employment to all eligible persons

40. To increase financial inclusion banks introduced?

1) Internet banking

2) Stimulus package

4) Corporate banking

5) None of these

3) Business correspondent

41. Which of the following countries is not a member of G20?

1) Argentina

2) South Korea

3) Brazil

4) China

5) Iran

42. The art and science of map making is called?

1) Mapping

2) Cartography

4) Remote sensing

5) None of these

3) Photogrammetry

43. TRIPS and TRIMS are the terms associated with?

1) IMF

2) WTO

3) World Bank

4) WEF

5) None of these

44. The National Development Council (NDC) was set up on?

1) August 6, 1952

2) August 16, 1950

4) April 1, 1950

5) April 1, 1952

3) April 1, 1951

45. 'Blossoms from the Dust' is a book written by?

1) Vikram Seth

2) Barack Obama

4) Amartya Sen

5) None of these

3) R.K. Pachauri

46. Which of the following is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India?
1) Tin

2) Copper

3) Thorium

4) Chromium

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5) Nickel

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47. Who among the following held the post of the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
1) L.K.Jha

2) Usha Thorat

3) Rakesh Mohan 4) Kaushik Basu 5) Subir Gokarn

48. At which of the following places RBI does not have a regional office?
1) Shimla

2) Lucknow

3) Panaji

4) Guwahati

5) Kota

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49. The exchange of commodities between two countries is called?

1) Balance of trade

2) Volume of trade

4) Multilateral trade

5) None of these

3) Bilateral trade

50. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Football?

1) Caddy

2) Mid on

3) Love

4) Cut back

5) Long on

51. With regard to RBI what is basis point?

1) One hundredth of 1%

2) One hundredth of 10%

3) Ten percent of 1000

4) Ten percent of one hundredth point

5) None of these

52. Which one of the following issues cannot come under the purview of the functioning of the
Human Rights Commission of a country?
1) Racial discrimination

2) Treatment to Prisoners of War

3) Human Trafficking

4) Child Abuse

5) Climate Migration

KEY
1) 4

2) 2

3) 3

4) 4

5) 5

6) 5

7) 2

8) 3

9) 2

10) 2

11) 4

12) 3

13) 4

14) 4

15) 1

16) 4

17) 2

18) 3

19) 3

20) 2

21) 3

22) 5

23) 4

24) 2

25) 4

26) 2

27) 3

28) 1

29) 2

30) 3

31) 3

32) 2

33) 5

34) 3

35) 2

36) 3

37) 1

38) 2

39) 5

40) 3

41) 5

42) 2

43) 2

44) 1

45) 3

46) 3

47) 1

48) 5

49) 3

50) 4

51) 1

52) 5

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