Army inducts indigenously-built surface-to-air missile Akash
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NEW DELHI: More than three decades after the project was initiated, Army on Tuesday inducted the indigenously- developed supersonic surface-to-air missile Akash, capable of targeting enemy helicopters, aircraft and UAVs from a range of 25 kms.
The missiles, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be a boost for the Army Air Defence Corps, which had been grappling for years with obsolete air defence weapons.
"The capability that we have with this system will ensure that it takes care of vulnerability of our assets. Akash is a step towards self-realisation of indigenisation," Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag said while presiding over the formal dedication ceremony here.
He added that the Army was in the process of reinventing the command and control and battlefield management system of the Army Air Defence.
Akash Missile System is an indigenously developed supersonic short range surface-to-air missile system with the capability to engage a wide variety of aerial threats like aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles up to a maximum range of 25 km and up to an altitude of 20 km.
The system, which has 96 per cent indigenisation, is capable of simultaneously engaging multiple targets in all weather conditions and is capable of providing comprehensive short range missile cover to the vulnerable assets in the field force of the Army.
The Akash Weapon System, which will be deployed facing the western borders, employs command to line of sight guidance and relies on sophisticated radars and control systems to guide the missile to its targets.
The Army has initially ordered two Akash regiments, with six firing batteries.
The total cost of the order which includes hundreds of missiles is about Rs 19,500 crore, defence sources said.
They said that the first full regiment should be ready by June-July and the second one by end of 2016.
IAF has already inducted its own version of the missile system.
"The Army version is movable and is mounted on vehicles unlike that of the IAF. This means that it can be moved quickly based on operational needs," G Chandramouli, Project Director of Akash, told PTI.
Akash is one of the five core missile systems of the integrated guided missile development programme, launched by DRDO in 1984.
NEW DELHI: More than three decades after the project was initiated, Army on Tuesday inducted the indigenously- developed supersonic surface-to-air missile Akash, capable of targeting enemy helicopters, aircraft and UAVs from a range of 25 kms. The missiles, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be a boost for the Army Air Defence Corps, which had been grappling for years with obsolete air defence weapons.
"The capability that we have with this system will ensure that it takes care of vulnerability of our assets. Akash is a step towards self-realisation of indigenisation," Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag said while presiding over the formal dedication ceremony here.
He added that the Army was in the process of reinventing the command and control and battlefield management system of the Army Air Defence.
Akash Missile System is an indigenously developed supersonic short range surface-to-air missile system with the capability to engage a wide variety of aerial threats like aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles up to a maximum range of 25 km and up to an altitude of 20 km.
The system, which has 96 per cent indigenisation, is capable of simultaneously engaging multiple targets in all weather conditions and is capable of providing comprehensive short range missile cover to the vulnerable assets in the field force of the Army.
The Akash Weapon System, which will be deployed facing the western borders, employs command to line of sight guidance and relies on sophisticated radars and control systems to guide the missile to its targets.
The Army has initially ordered two Akash regiments, with six firing batteries.
The total cost of the order which includes hundreds of missiles is about Rs 19,500 crore, defence sources said.
They said that the first full regiment should be ready by June-July and the second one by end of 2016.
IAF has already inducted its own version of the missile system.
"The Army version is movable and is mounted on vehicles unlike that of the IAF. This means that it can be moved quickly based on operational needs," G Chandramouli, Project Director of Akash, told PTI.
Akash is one of the five core missile systems of the integrated guided missile development programme, launched by DRDO in 1984.
Netaji snooping row: Govt not to conduct any probe
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NEW DELHI: Government has no plans to conduct any probe into the reports of surveillance on family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by the Intelligence Bureau for 20 years.
"There is no proposal to probe into the spying...," Minister of state for home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told Lok Sabha today. The minister said a large number of files relating to Netaji, including those relating to Khosla Commission and Mukherjee Commission, have been already declassified and sent to the National Archives of India.
There are, however, some classified files with the central government and some files are with the West Bengal government relating to Bose, Chaudhary said.
A controversy recently broke out following reports that Netaji's family was kept under surveillance by the IB for 20 years, much of it during the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru.
NEW DELHI: Government has no plans to conduct any probe into the reports of surveillance on family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by the Intelligence Bureau for 20 years. "There is no proposal to probe into the spying...," Minister of state for home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told Lok Sabha today. The minister said a large number of files relating to Netaji, including those relating to Khosla Commission and Mukherjee Commission, have been already declassified and sent to the National Archives of India.
There are, however, some classified files with the central government and some files are with the West Bengal government relating to Bose, Chaudhary said.
A controversy recently broke out following reports that Netaji's family was kept under surveillance by the IB for 20 years, much of it during the tenure of Jawaharlal Nehru.
PM Modi's 3-nation tour starts from May 14
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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a three-nation official visit to China, Mongolia and Republic of Korea from May 14 to May 19, ministry of external affairs announced on Tuesday In China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Xian, Beijing and Shanghai from May 14 to May 16 and will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leadership, the MEA said.
He will also attend an event organized by the Indian community.
PM's official engagements in Mongolia will be on May 17. This will be the first ever visit by a Prime Minister of India to Mongolia.
On May 18 and May 19, PM will be in the Republic of Korea. He will hold bilateral discussions with President Park Geun-hye.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to meet with important business leaders in Seoul, according to MEA.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a three-nation official visit to China, Mongolia and Republic of Korea from May 14 to May 19, ministry of external affairs announced on Tuesday In China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Xian, Beijing and Shanghai from May 14 to May 16 and will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leadership, the MEA said.He will also attend an event organized by the Indian community.
PM's official engagements in Mongolia will be on May 17. This will be the first ever visit by a Prime Minister of India to Mongolia.
On May 18 and May 19, PM will be in the Republic of Korea. He will hold bilateral discussions with President Park Geun-hye.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to meet with important business leaders in Seoul, according to MEA.
MPPEB scam: FIR against Madhya Pradesh governor quashed by high court
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BHOPAL/JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday quashed the FIR filed against state Governor Ram Naresh Yadav by Special Task Force (STF) in connection with MPPEB scam.
A division bench of MP high court comprising Chief Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Rohit Arya quashed the FIR citing immunity under provisions of Article 361 (2) and Article (3) of the Constitution, Yadav's counsel Mahendra Pateria told TOI. The FIR against Yadav, which is possibly the first against any Governor of Madhya Pradesh, was filed in February this year by the STF, alleging his complicity in the forest guard recruitment exam conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB). Subsequently, Yadav had filed a petition in the HC for quashing the FIR against him filed by the STF probing the multi-layer MPPEB scam.
Yadav's counsels Ram Jethmalani, Trivedi and Pateria had contended in the court that criminal proceedings against the Governor were contrary to provisions of Article 361 (2) and Article (3) of the Constitution, which grant immunity to the President and Governors while in office.
BHOPAL/JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh high court on Tuesday quashed the FIR filed against state Governor Ram Naresh Yadav by Special Task Force (STF) in connection with MPPEB scam. A division bench of MP high court comprising Chief Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Rohit Arya quashed the FIR citing immunity under provisions of Article 361 (2) and Article (3) of the Constitution, Yadav's counsel Mahendra Pateria told TOI. The FIR against Yadav, which is possibly the first against any Governor of Madhya Pradesh, was filed in February this year by the STF, alleging his complicity in the forest guard recruitment exam conducted by the Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB). Subsequently, Yadav had filed a petition in the HC for quashing the FIR against him filed by the STF probing the multi-layer MPPEB scam.
Yadav's counsels Ram Jethmalani, Trivedi and Pateria had contended in the court that criminal proceedings against the Governor were contrary to provisions of Article 361 (2) and Article (3) of the Constitution, which grant immunity to the President and Governors while in office.
Ruckus over van full of decomposed bodies
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BARASAT: A heap of unclaimed bodies lying in a Matador van sparked tension at Barasat's Nabapally in North 24-Parganas on Monday morning. Locals alleged that the police were trying to bury the bodies in their locality furtively when they found out about it.
Police said around 18 bodies from the Barasat district hospital morgue were taken to Panihati crematorium on Sunday night. But the bodies couldn't be cremated due to some problem. But on the way back to the morgue, the driver had to park the van for the night and would have driven back to the morgue on Monday morning.
But trouble broke out early on Monday when locals of Kanapukur in Nabapally got alerted by the stench. Some even rushed out of their houses to identify the source of the foul smell and found the van with the bodies. "The 18 decomposed bodies wrapped in black polythene were lying in the Matador van parking near a Kanapukur brick kiln. We could not bear the stench. Three 'doms' (who cremate bodies) and the driver were standing nearby. Two of them were trying to unload the bodies but stopped immediately after finding locals," said Harilal Maity, a local resident.
Locals said that when they asked the men about the bodies, they couldn't reply properly. Suspecting something amiss, the locals started agitation. When they tried to drive away, the angry locals gheraoed them while others also joined them to launch an agitation.
After being informed, two policemen tried to control the situation but the mob continued with its agitation in front of them and did not allow the van to leave, demanding a proper explanation.
Locals claimed repeatedly that the bodies had been brought to the brick kiln only to bury these. They also alleged that police had all the information and these men were trying to bury the bodies in the brick kiln ground at ward 6 of Barasat Municipality on the cops' instructions.
On being informed, local councillor Champak Das also rushed to the spot to pacify the mob. The police then took the van back to the hospital.
BARASAT: A heap of unclaimed bodies lying in a Matador van sparked tension at Barasat's Nabapally in North 24-Parganas on Monday morning. Locals alleged that the police were trying to bury the bodies in their locality furtively when they found out about it.Police said around 18 bodies from the Barasat district hospital morgue were taken to Panihati crematorium on Sunday night. But the bodies couldn't be cremated due to some problem. But on the way back to the morgue, the driver had to park the van for the night and would have driven back to the morgue on Monday morning.
But trouble broke out early on Monday when locals of Kanapukur in Nabapally got alerted by the stench. Some even rushed out of their houses to identify the source of the foul smell and found the van with the bodies. "The 18 decomposed bodies wrapped in black polythene were lying in the Matador van parking near a Kanapukur brick kiln. We could not bear the stench. Three 'doms' (who cremate bodies) and the driver were standing nearby. Two of them were trying to unload the bodies but stopped immediately after finding locals," said Harilal Maity, a local resident.
Locals said that when they asked the men about the bodies, they couldn't reply properly. Suspecting something amiss, the locals started agitation. When they tried to drive away, the angry locals gheraoed them while others also joined them to launch an agitation.
After being informed, two policemen tried to control the situation but the mob continued with its agitation in front of them and did not allow the van to leave, demanding a proper explanation.
Locals claimed repeatedly that the bodies had been brought to the brick kiln only to bury these. They also alleged that police had all the information and these men were trying to bury the bodies in the brick kiln ground at ward 6 of Barasat Municipality on the cops' instructions.
On being informed, local councillor Champak Das also rushed to the spot to pacify the mob. The police then took the van back to the hospital.
SSLC answer-script with threat goes viral
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BENGALURU: SSLC candidates pinning currency notes to their answer-scripts, penning heart-wringing pleas, dropping threats, offering inducements or indulging in claptrap is not new. Several such answer-scripts have gone viral on WhatsApp in the past few days, exposing blatant violation of the ban on mobile phones inside evaluation centres.
In one answer-script that has gone viral, the candidate has oscillated between threatening to invoke black magic against the evaluator to committing suicide. Another candidate has waxed eloquently on how to make chicken curry.
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB), which has banned use of mobile phones inside evaluation centres of SSLC answer-scripts from this year, has said evaluators uploading scripts on WhatsApp will face the music. Yashoda Bopanna, director of KSEEB, told TOI that students should focus on studying well, instead of writing such things.
"We don't know whether they are original answer-scripts or not and where they originated. We will conduct an inquiry, if anyone is found guilty of leaking them. We will take action against them," she said.
BENGALURU: SSLC candidates pinning currency notes to their answer-scripts, penning heart-wringing pleas, dropping threats, offering inducements or indulging in claptrap is not new. Several such answer-scripts have gone viral on WhatsApp in the past few days, exposing blatant violation of the ban on mobile phones inside evaluation centres.In one answer-script that has gone viral, the candidate has oscillated between threatening to invoke black magic against the evaluator to committing suicide. Another candidate has waxed eloquently on how to make chicken curry.
The Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board (KSEEB), which has banned use of mobile phones inside evaluation centres of SSLC answer-scripts from this year, has said evaluators uploading scripts on WhatsApp will face the music. Yashoda Bopanna, director of KSEEB, told TOI that students should focus on studying well, instead of writing such things.
"We don't know whether they are original answer-scripts or not and where they originated. We will conduct an inquiry, if anyone is found guilty of leaking them. We will take action against them," she said.
IBPS Recruitment of Officers In Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) General Knowledge Solved Paper
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1.
Major producer of mulberry silk in India is– (A) Jammu and Kashmir (B)
Jharkhand (C) Karnataka
(D) Assam (E) Himachal
Pradesh Ans
: (C)
2.
We come across the term 'PPP' in financial news nowadays. What does 'PPP'
represent ? (A)
Personal Percapita Power (B) Private Public Partnership
(C) Percapita Potential for
Purchases (D) Present Purchasing Power
(E) Pure Purchase
Parity Ans
: (B)
3.
Many times we read the term 'ECB' in newspapers. What is the full form of 'ECB'
? (A) Essential
Commercial Banking (B) European Credit Borrowing
(C) External Credit for
Business (D) External Commercial Borrowing
(E) None of these Ans
: (D)
4.
What is meant by financial inclusion? (A) Making available banking
services at an affordable cost (B) Opening Savings Accounts in rural areas
without any deposit
(C) Opening any type of
account without introduction (D) Distributing money through rural
branches
(E) Distributing wages through
bank accounts Ans
: (B)
5.
Which one of these countries is the largest producer of milk products in the
world? (A) USA (B)
China (C) India
(D) New Zealand (E) None of
these Ans
: (C)
6.
Which of the following is the most important rabi crop of India ? (A) Rice
(B) Millet (C) Sugarcane
(D)
Groundnut (E) Mustard Ans
: (A)
7.
Who is the regulatory authority for insurance business in India ? (A) RBI
(B) IRDP (C) SEBI
(D)
NABARD (E) IRDA Ans
: (E)
8.
What is money laundering ? (A) Conversion of assets into cash (B) Conversion
of illegally obtained money into accountable money
(C)
Conversion of assets into cash (D) Conversion of gold into cash
(E)
one of these Ans
: (B)
9.
Golden revolution refers to the development of which of the following
agricultural products ? (A) Oilseeds (B) Pulses (C) Horticultural
products
(D)
Cereals (E) Fodder Ans
: (C)
10.
Which programme was launched by Government of India to improve irrigation
facilities in rural India ? (A) Annapurna Scheme (B) National Social
Assistance Programme
(C)
Integrated Rural Development Programme (D) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(E)
National Watershed Development Programme Ans
: (E)
11.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia is holding which of the followirig positions at
present? (A) Chairman of Planning Commission (B) Governor of RBI
(C)
Secretary of UNO (D) Economic Adviser to Prime Minister
(E)
Dy. Chairman of Planning Commission Ans
: (E)
12.
Bird flu is a disease which affects and spreads through– (A) Cattle (B)
Sheep (C) Prawn
(D)
Silkworm (E) Poultry Ans
: (E)
13.
Which country won the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011 held in December 2011
? (A) Argentina (B) USA (C) Australia
(D)
Jaipur (E) Spain Ans
: (E)
14.
Who among the following cricketers recently became the 10th Batsman to score
10,000 runs in Test cricket? (A) Mahela Jayawardene (B) Vijay Zol (C) Yuvraj
Singh
(D)
Younis Khan (E) Umar Akmal Ans
: (A)
15.
The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Summit took place in December
2011 in– (A) Tokyo (B) Moscow (C) New Delhi
(D)
Paris (E) Perth Ans
: (B)
16.
Who represented India in the 12th Consecutive Annual India-Russia Summit held in
December 2011 ? (A) Smt. Pratibha Patil (B) Manmohan Singh (C) Smt. Sonia
Gandhi
(D)
Sri S. M. Krishna (E) None of these Ans
: (B)
17.
Which of the following currencies is used in Britain ? (A) Pound (B) Dollar
(C) Euro
(D)
France (E) Pesso Ans
: (A)
18.
Which of the following cups/ trophies is associated with the game of Football
? (A) Grand Prix (B) Rangaswami Cup (C) Wimbledon Trophy
(D)
FIFA Cup (E) Ranji Trophy Ans
: (D)
19.
The head office of the Bank of Maharashtra is located in which of the following
cities ? (A) Kolkata (B) New Delhi (C) Pune
(D)
Ahmedabad (E) Mumbai Ans
: (C)
20.
Which country hosted the summit of SAARC nations in the year 2011 ? (A)
India (B) Bangladesh (C) Nepal
(D)
Maldives (E) Pakistan Ans
: (D)
21.
Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Economics ? (A)
Balance of Trade (B) Break Even Point (C) Plasma
(D)
Capital Account Convertibility (E) Fiscal Deficit Ans
: (C)
22.
"Carbon credit" is concerned with which one of these internationally sensitive
issues ? (A) Deforestation (B) Contract farming (C) Rural infrastructure
(D)
Diamond trading (E) Protection of environment Ans
: (E)
23.
Which of the following terms is used in the game of cricket ? (A) Half
Nelson (B) Love (C) Backhand Drive
(D)
Penalty Stroke (E) Clean Bowled Ans
: (E)
24.
India recently signed a Currency Swap Agreement with which of the following
countries? (A) USA (B) Pakistan (C) Japan
(D)
Germany (E) Australia Ans
: (C)
25.
What is the full form of the term ASBA? (A) Allotment Supported by Blocked
Amount (B) Application Supported by Bank Amount
(C)
Allotment Supported by Bank Account (D) Application Supported by Blocked
Amount
(E)
Allotment and Social Banking Amount Ans
: (D)
26.
Dipika Pallikal who won an international tournament recently in Hong Kong is
a– (A) Golf player (B) Badminton player (C) Squash player
(D)
Swimmer (E) Table Tennis player Ans
: (C)
27.
The term "Deficit Financing" means the Government borrows money from
the– (A) IMF (B) Local bodies (C) RBI
(D)
Large corporates (E) Public at large Ans
: (C)
28.
Regional Rural Banks– (A) have limited area of operation and access to
refinance from NABARD. (B) are required to lend only to weaker sections.
(C)
are mandated to do only narrow banking (D) can only extend agricultural
loans.
(E)
have unrestricted area of operation. Ans
: (A)
29.
Ms Christine Lagarde is holding which of the following positions at present
? (A) Chief of Asian Development Bank (B) Chief of International Monetary
Fund
(C)
Chancellor of Germany (D) Chief of Morgan Stanley
(E)
Chief of World Bank Ans
: (B)
30.
What is the present reverse repo rate ? (A) 7.5% (B) 8.5% (C) 8%
(D)
6.5% (E) one of these Ans
: (C)
31.
General Assembly elections were held in which of the following North East state
in January 2012 ? (A) Assam (B) Meghalaya (C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D)
Manipur (E) Tripura Ans
: (D)
32.
What is the full form of the term FDI– (A) Foreign Direct Investment (B)
Foreign Diverse Investment
(C)
Fixed Deposit Investment (D) Floating Deposit Investment
(E)
Financial Derivatives in India Ans
: (A)
33.
The erstwhile UTI Bank is presently known as– (A) ING Vysya Bank (B) Yes
Bank (C) Indus Ind Bank
(D)
Axis Bank (E) IDBI Ans
: (D)
34.
Which of the following telecom giants recently won its case against the Income
Tax Department? (A) Bharti Airtel (B) Vodafone (C) Idea Cellular
(D)
Reliance Communications (E) Tata Telecom Ans
: (B)
35.
Which of the following countries recently attained the status of world's sixth
largest economy ? (A) Russia (B) Japan (C) China
(D)
India (E) Brazil Ans
: (E)
36.
Which of the following countries decided to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol
? (A) Canada (B) Russia (C) India
(D)
USA (E) China Ans
: (A)
37.
Which of the following is not a Banking or Finance Company ? (A) Barclay (B)
Lufthansa (C) BNP Paribas
(D)
American Express (E) HSBC Ans
: (B)
38.
India and Russia were having some differences over which of the following
nuclear power plants? (A) Kaiga (B) Kudankulam (C) Rawatbhata
(D)
Narora (E) None of these Ans
: (B)
39.
Excise Duty is a tax levied on which of the following ? (A) Production of
goods (B) Purchase of goods (C) Export of goods
(D)
Movement of goods beyond municipal limits (E) Sale of goods Ans
: (A)
40.
India and Pakistan started fresh talks on conventional CBM - was the news in all
major newspapers. What does the letter 'M' denote in the term 'CBM' as used
above ? (A) Money (B) Mechanism (C) Modalities
(D)
Measures (E) Memorial Ans
: (E)
41.
Which of the following is the unit of electrical current? (A) Bar (B)
Calorie (C) Ampere
(D)
Decibel (E) Angstrom Ans
: (C)
42.
'Global Meet on Emerging Economies' was organised in December 2011 in– (A)
New Delhi (B) Dhaka (C) Islamabad
(D)
Kathmandu (E) Cape Town Ans
: (A)
43.
Which of the following awards is given to the coaches of sportspersons ? (A)
Kalidas Samman (B) Dronacharya Award (C) Arjuna Award
(D)
Dada Saheb Phalke Award (E) Saraswati Samman Ans
: (B)
44.
Which of the following countries recently agreed to sell Uranium to
India? (A) Australia (B) USA (C) Iran
(D)
Germany (E) Bangladesh Ans
: (A)
45.
Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India is aimed at
developing rural infrastructure? (A) MNREGA (B) ASHA (C) Bharat Nirman
(D)
Operation Flood (E) Operation Black board Ans
: (C)
46.
Who among the following is a famous sports person ? (A) Dhanush (B) Saina
Nehwal (C) Charles Correa
(D)
Ajit Singh (E) Kim Jong-un Ans
: (B)
47.
Speed of a ship is expressed in– (A) Kilometre (B) Horse power (C) Ohm
(D)
Knot (E) Coulomb Ans
: (D)
48.
USA and some other European countries recently imposed fresh sanctions on which
of the following countries as they are not in favour of its nuclear
advancement? (A) Iraq (B) Pakistan (C) India
(D)
Iran (E) Kuwait Ans
: (D)
49.
Who among the following has written book 'Dr. Zhivago' ? (A) Pearl S. Buck
(B) H. G. Wells (C) Saul Bellow
(D)
Emile Zola (E) Boris Pasternak Ans
: (D)
50.
Yoshihiko Noda who was on a visit to India recently is the present Prime
Minister of– (A) Myanmar (B) South Korea (C) North Korea
(D)
Japan (E) None of these Ans
: (D)
1.
Major producer of mulberry silk in India is– (A) Jammu and Kashmir (B)
Jharkhand (C) Karnataka
(D) Assam (E) Himachal Pradesh Ans : (C)
2. We come across the term 'PPP' in financial news nowadays. What does 'PPP' represent ? (A) Personal Percapita Power (B) Private Public Partnership
(C) Percapita Potential for Purchases (D) Present Purchasing Power
(E) Pure Purchase Parity Ans : (B)
3. Many times we read the term 'ECB' in newspapers. What is the full form of 'ECB' ? (A) Essential Commercial Banking (B) European Credit Borrowing
(C) External Credit for Business (D) External Commercial Borrowing
(E) None of these Ans : (D)
4. What is meant by financial inclusion? (A) Making available banking services at an affordable cost (B) Opening Savings Accounts in rural areas without any deposit
(C) Opening any type of account without introduction (D) Distributing money through rural branches
(E) Distributing wages through bank accounts Ans : (B)
5. Which one of these countries is the largest producer of milk products in the world? (A) USA (B) China (C) India
(D) New Zealand (E) None of these Ans : (C)
6. Which of the following is the most important rabi crop of India ? (A) Rice (B) Millet (C) Sugarcane
(D) Groundnut (E) Mustard Ans : (A)
7. Who is the regulatory authority for insurance business in India ? (A) RBI (B) IRDP (C) SEBI
(D) NABARD (E) IRDA Ans : (E)
8. What is money laundering ? (A) Conversion of assets into cash (B) Conversion of illegally obtained money into accountable money
(C) Conversion of assets into cash (D) Conversion of gold into cash
(E) one of these Ans : (B)
9. Golden revolution refers to the development of which of the following agricultural products ? (A) Oilseeds (B) Pulses (C) Horticultural products
(D) Cereals (E) Fodder Ans : (C)
10. Which programme was launched by Government of India to improve irrigation facilities in rural India ? (A) Annapurna Scheme (B) National Social Assistance Programme
(C) Integrated Rural Development Programme (D) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(E) National Watershed Development Programme Ans : (E)
11. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is holding which of the followirig positions at present? (A) Chairman of Planning Commission (B) Governor of RBI
(C) Secretary of UNO (D) Economic Adviser to Prime Minister
(E) Dy. Chairman of Planning Commission Ans : (E)
12. Bird flu is a disease which affects and spreads through– (A) Cattle (B) Sheep (C) Prawn
(D) Silkworm (E) Poultry Ans : (E)
13. Which country won the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011 held in December 2011 ? (A) Argentina (B) USA (C) Australia
(D) Jaipur (E) Spain Ans : (E)
14. Who among the following cricketers recently became the 10th Batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket? (A) Mahela Jayawardene (B) Vijay Zol (C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Younis Khan (E) Umar Akmal Ans : (A)
15. The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Summit took place in December 2011 in– (A) Tokyo (B) Moscow (C) New Delhi
(D) Paris (E) Perth Ans : (B)
16. Who represented India in the 12th Consecutive Annual India-Russia Summit held in December 2011 ? (A) Smt. Pratibha Patil (B) Manmohan Singh (C) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(D) Sri S. M. Krishna (E) None of these Ans : (B)
17. Which of the following currencies is used in Britain ? (A) Pound (B) Dollar (C) Euro
(D) France (E) Pesso Ans : (A)
18. Which of the following cups/ trophies is associated with the game of Football ? (A) Grand Prix (B) Rangaswami Cup (C) Wimbledon Trophy
(D) FIFA Cup (E) Ranji Trophy Ans : (D)
19. The head office of the Bank of Maharashtra is located in which of the following cities ? (A) Kolkata (B) New Delhi (C) Pune
(D) Ahmedabad (E) Mumbai Ans : (C)
20. Which country hosted the summit of SAARC nations in the year 2011 ? (A) India (B) Bangladesh (C) Nepal
(D) Maldives (E) Pakistan Ans : (D)
21. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Economics ? (A) Balance of Trade (B) Break Even Point (C) Plasma
(D) Capital Account Convertibility (E) Fiscal Deficit Ans : (C)
22. "Carbon credit" is concerned with which one of these internationally sensitive issues ? (A) Deforestation (B) Contract farming (C) Rural infrastructure
(D) Diamond trading (E) Protection of environment Ans : (E)
23. Which of the following terms is used in the game of cricket ? (A) Half Nelson (B) Love (C) Backhand Drive
(D) Penalty Stroke (E) Clean Bowled Ans : (E)
24. India recently signed a Currency Swap Agreement with which of the following countries? (A) USA (B) Pakistan (C) Japan
(D) Germany (E) Australia Ans : (C)
25. What is the full form of the term ASBA? (A) Allotment Supported by Blocked Amount (B) Application Supported by Bank Amount
(C) Allotment Supported by Bank Account (D) Application Supported by Blocked Amount
(E) Allotment and Social Banking Amount Ans : (D)
26. Dipika Pallikal who won an international tournament recently in Hong Kong is a– (A) Golf player (B) Badminton player (C) Squash player
(D) Swimmer (E) Table Tennis player Ans : (C)
27. The term "Deficit Financing" means the Government borrows money from the– (A) IMF (B) Local bodies (C) RBI
(D) Large corporates (E) Public at large Ans : (C)
28. Regional Rural Banks– (A) have limited area of operation and access to refinance from NABARD. (B) are required to lend only to weaker sections.
(C) are mandated to do only narrow banking (D) can only extend agricultural loans.
(E) have unrestricted area of operation. Ans : (A)
29. Ms Christine Lagarde is holding which of the following positions at present ? (A) Chief of Asian Development Bank (B) Chief of International Monetary Fund
(C) Chancellor of Germany (D) Chief of Morgan Stanley
(E) Chief of World Bank Ans : (B)
30. What is the present reverse repo rate ? (A) 7.5% (B) 8.5% (C) 8%
(D) 6.5% (E) one of these Ans : (C)
31. General Assembly elections were held in which of the following North East state in January 2012 ? (A) Assam (B) Meghalaya (C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur (E) Tripura Ans : (D)
32. What is the full form of the term FDI– (A) Foreign Direct Investment (B) Foreign Diverse Investment
(C) Fixed Deposit Investment (D) Floating Deposit Investment
(E) Financial Derivatives in India Ans : (A)
33. The erstwhile UTI Bank is presently known as– (A) ING Vysya Bank (B) Yes Bank (C) Indus Ind Bank
(D) Axis Bank (E) IDBI Ans : (D)
34. Which of the following telecom giants recently won its case against the Income Tax Department? (A) Bharti Airtel (B) Vodafone (C) Idea Cellular
(D) Reliance Communications (E) Tata Telecom Ans : (B)
35. Which of the following countries recently attained the status of world's sixth largest economy ? (A) Russia (B) Japan (C) China
(D) India (E) Brazil Ans : (E)
36. Which of the following countries decided to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol ? (A) Canada (B) Russia (C) India
(D) USA (E) China Ans : (A)
37. Which of the following is not a Banking or Finance Company ? (A) Barclay (B) Lufthansa (C) BNP Paribas
(D) American Express (E) HSBC Ans : (B)
38. India and Russia were having some differences over which of the following nuclear power plants? (A) Kaiga (B) Kudankulam (C) Rawatbhata
(D) Narora (E) None of these Ans : (B)
39. Excise Duty is a tax levied on which of the following ? (A) Production of goods (B) Purchase of goods (C) Export of goods
(D) Movement of goods beyond municipal limits (E) Sale of goods Ans : (A)
40. India and Pakistan started fresh talks on conventional CBM - was the news in all major newspapers. What does the letter 'M' denote in the term 'CBM' as used above ? (A) Money (B) Mechanism (C) Modalities
(D) Measures (E) Memorial Ans : (E)
41. Which of the following is the unit of electrical current? (A) Bar (B) Calorie (C) Ampere
(D) Decibel (E) Angstrom Ans : (C)
42. 'Global Meet on Emerging Economies' was organised in December 2011 in– (A) New Delhi (B) Dhaka (C) Islamabad
(D) Kathmandu (E) Cape Town Ans : (A)
43. Which of the following awards is given to the coaches of sportspersons ? (A) Kalidas Samman (B) Dronacharya Award (C) Arjuna Award
(D) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (E) Saraswati Samman Ans : (B)
44. Which of the following countries recently agreed to sell Uranium to India? (A) Australia (B) USA (C) Iran
(D) Germany (E) Bangladesh Ans : (A)
45. Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India is aimed at developing rural infrastructure? (A) MNREGA (B) ASHA (C) Bharat Nirman
(D) Operation Flood (E) Operation Black board Ans : (C)
46. Who among the following is a famous sports person ? (A) Dhanush (B) Saina Nehwal (C) Charles Correa
(D) Ajit Singh (E) Kim Jong-un Ans : (B)
47. Speed of a ship is expressed in– (A) Kilometre (B) Horse power (C) Ohm
(D) Knot (E) Coulomb Ans : (D)
48. USA and some other European countries recently imposed fresh sanctions on which of the following countries as they are not in favour of its nuclear advancement? (A) Iraq (B) Pakistan (C) India
(D) Iran (E) Kuwait Ans : (D)
49. Who among the following has written book 'Dr. Zhivago' ? (A) Pearl S. Buck (B) H. G. Wells (C) Saul Bellow
(D) Emile Zola (E) Boris Pasternak Ans : (D)
50. Yoshihiko Noda who was on a visit to India recently is the present Prime Minister of– (A) Myanmar (B) South Korea (C) North Korea
(D) Japan (E) None of these Ans : (D)
(D) Assam (E) Himachal Pradesh Ans : (C)
2. We come across the term 'PPP' in financial news nowadays. What does 'PPP' represent ? (A) Personal Percapita Power (B) Private Public Partnership
(C) Percapita Potential for Purchases (D) Present Purchasing Power
(E) Pure Purchase Parity Ans : (B)
3. Many times we read the term 'ECB' in newspapers. What is the full form of 'ECB' ? (A) Essential Commercial Banking (B) European Credit Borrowing
(C) External Credit for Business (D) External Commercial Borrowing
(E) None of these Ans : (D)
4. What is meant by financial inclusion? (A) Making available banking services at an affordable cost (B) Opening Savings Accounts in rural areas without any deposit
(C) Opening any type of account without introduction (D) Distributing money through rural branches
(E) Distributing wages through bank accounts Ans : (B)
5. Which one of these countries is the largest producer of milk products in the world? (A) USA (B) China (C) India
(D) New Zealand (E) None of these Ans : (C)
6. Which of the following is the most important rabi crop of India ? (A) Rice (B) Millet (C) Sugarcane
(D) Groundnut (E) Mustard Ans : (A)
7. Who is the regulatory authority for insurance business in India ? (A) RBI (B) IRDP (C) SEBI
(D) NABARD (E) IRDA Ans : (E)
8. What is money laundering ? (A) Conversion of assets into cash (B) Conversion of illegally obtained money into accountable money
(C) Conversion of assets into cash (D) Conversion of gold into cash
(E) one of these Ans : (B)
9. Golden revolution refers to the development of which of the following agricultural products ? (A) Oilseeds (B) Pulses (C) Horticultural products
(D) Cereals (E) Fodder Ans : (C)
10. Which programme was launched by Government of India to improve irrigation facilities in rural India ? (A) Annapurna Scheme (B) National Social Assistance Programme
(C) Integrated Rural Development Programme (D) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(E) National Watershed Development Programme Ans : (E)
11. Montek Singh Ahluwalia is holding which of the followirig positions at present? (A) Chairman of Planning Commission (B) Governor of RBI
(C) Secretary of UNO (D) Economic Adviser to Prime Minister
(E) Dy. Chairman of Planning Commission Ans : (E)
12. Bird flu is a disease which affects and spreads through– (A) Cattle (B) Sheep (C) Prawn
(D) Silkworm (E) Poultry Ans : (E)
13. Which country won the Davis Cup Tennis Tournament 2011 held in December 2011 ? (A) Argentina (B) USA (C) Australia
(D) Jaipur (E) Spain Ans : (E)
14. Who among the following cricketers recently became the 10th Batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket? (A) Mahela Jayawardene (B) Vijay Zol (C) Yuvraj Singh
(D) Younis Khan (E) Umar Akmal Ans : (A)
15. The Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Summit took place in December 2011 in– (A) Tokyo (B) Moscow (C) New Delhi
(D) Paris (E) Perth Ans : (B)
16. Who represented India in the 12th Consecutive Annual India-Russia Summit held in December 2011 ? (A) Smt. Pratibha Patil (B) Manmohan Singh (C) Smt. Sonia Gandhi
(D) Sri S. M. Krishna (E) None of these Ans : (B)
17. Which of the following currencies is used in Britain ? (A) Pound (B) Dollar (C) Euro
(D) France (E) Pesso Ans : (A)
18. Which of the following cups/ trophies is associated with the game of Football ? (A) Grand Prix (B) Rangaswami Cup (C) Wimbledon Trophy
(D) FIFA Cup (E) Ranji Trophy Ans : (D)
19. The head office of the Bank of Maharashtra is located in which of the following cities ? (A) Kolkata (B) New Delhi (C) Pune
(D) Ahmedabad (E) Mumbai Ans : (C)
20. Which country hosted the summit of SAARC nations in the year 2011 ? (A) India (B) Bangladesh (C) Nepal
(D) Maldives (E) Pakistan Ans : (D)
21. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of Economics ? (A) Balance of Trade (B) Break Even Point (C) Plasma
(D) Capital Account Convertibility (E) Fiscal Deficit Ans : (C)
22. "Carbon credit" is concerned with which one of these internationally sensitive issues ? (A) Deforestation (B) Contract farming (C) Rural infrastructure
(D) Diamond trading (E) Protection of environment Ans : (E)
23. Which of the following terms is used in the game of cricket ? (A) Half Nelson (B) Love (C) Backhand Drive
(D) Penalty Stroke (E) Clean Bowled Ans : (E)
24. India recently signed a Currency Swap Agreement with which of the following countries? (A) USA (B) Pakistan (C) Japan
(D) Germany (E) Australia Ans : (C)
25. What is the full form of the term ASBA? (A) Allotment Supported by Blocked Amount (B) Application Supported by Bank Amount
(C) Allotment Supported by Bank Account (D) Application Supported by Blocked Amount
(E) Allotment and Social Banking Amount Ans : (D)
26. Dipika Pallikal who won an international tournament recently in Hong Kong is a– (A) Golf player (B) Badminton player (C) Squash player
(D) Swimmer (E) Table Tennis player Ans : (C)
27. The term "Deficit Financing" means the Government borrows money from the– (A) IMF (B) Local bodies (C) RBI
(D) Large corporates (E) Public at large Ans : (C)
28. Regional Rural Banks– (A) have limited area of operation and access to refinance from NABARD. (B) are required to lend only to weaker sections.
(C) are mandated to do only narrow banking (D) can only extend agricultural loans.
(E) have unrestricted area of operation. Ans : (A)
29. Ms Christine Lagarde is holding which of the following positions at present ? (A) Chief of Asian Development Bank (B) Chief of International Monetary Fund
(C) Chancellor of Germany (D) Chief of Morgan Stanley
(E) Chief of World Bank Ans : (B)
30. What is the present reverse repo rate ? (A) 7.5% (B) 8.5% (C) 8%
(D) 6.5% (E) one of these Ans : (C)
31. General Assembly elections were held in which of the following North East state in January 2012 ? (A) Assam (B) Meghalaya (C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Manipur (E) Tripura Ans : (D)
32. What is the full form of the term FDI– (A) Foreign Direct Investment (B) Foreign Diverse Investment
(C) Fixed Deposit Investment (D) Floating Deposit Investment
(E) Financial Derivatives in India Ans : (A)
33. The erstwhile UTI Bank is presently known as– (A) ING Vysya Bank (B) Yes Bank (C) Indus Ind Bank
(D) Axis Bank (E) IDBI Ans : (D)
34. Which of the following telecom giants recently won its case against the Income Tax Department? (A) Bharti Airtel (B) Vodafone (C) Idea Cellular
(D) Reliance Communications (E) Tata Telecom Ans : (B)
35. Which of the following countries recently attained the status of world's sixth largest economy ? (A) Russia (B) Japan (C) China
(D) India (E) Brazil Ans : (E)
36. Which of the following countries decided to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol ? (A) Canada (B) Russia (C) India
(D) USA (E) China Ans : (A)
37. Which of the following is not a Banking or Finance Company ? (A) Barclay (B) Lufthansa (C) BNP Paribas
(D) American Express (E) HSBC Ans : (B)
38. India and Russia were having some differences over which of the following nuclear power plants? (A) Kaiga (B) Kudankulam (C) Rawatbhata
(D) Narora (E) None of these Ans : (B)
39. Excise Duty is a tax levied on which of the following ? (A) Production of goods (B) Purchase of goods (C) Export of goods
(D) Movement of goods beyond municipal limits (E) Sale of goods Ans : (A)
40. India and Pakistan started fresh talks on conventional CBM - was the news in all major newspapers. What does the letter 'M' denote in the term 'CBM' as used above ? (A) Money (B) Mechanism (C) Modalities
(D) Measures (E) Memorial Ans : (E)
41. Which of the following is the unit of electrical current? (A) Bar (B) Calorie (C) Ampere
(D) Decibel (E) Angstrom Ans : (C)
42. 'Global Meet on Emerging Economies' was organised in December 2011 in– (A) New Delhi (B) Dhaka (C) Islamabad
(D) Kathmandu (E) Cape Town Ans : (A)
43. Which of the following awards is given to the coaches of sportspersons ? (A) Kalidas Samman (B) Dronacharya Award (C) Arjuna Award
(D) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (E) Saraswati Samman Ans : (B)
44. Which of the following countries recently agreed to sell Uranium to India? (A) Australia (B) USA (C) Iran
(D) Germany (E) Bangladesh Ans : (A)
45. Which of the following schemes launched by the Government of India is aimed at developing rural infrastructure? (A) MNREGA (B) ASHA (C) Bharat Nirman
(D) Operation Flood (E) Operation Black board Ans : (C)
46. Who among the following is a famous sports person ? (A) Dhanush (B) Saina Nehwal (C) Charles Correa
(D) Ajit Singh (E) Kim Jong-un Ans : (B)
47. Speed of a ship is expressed in– (A) Kilometre (B) Horse power (C) Ohm
(D) Knot (E) Coulomb Ans : (D)
48. USA and some other European countries recently imposed fresh sanctions on which of the following countries as they are not in favour of its nuclear advancement? (A) Iraq (B) Pakistan (C) India
(D) Iran (E) Kuwait Ans : (D)
49. Who among the following has written book 'Dr. Zhivago' ? (A) Pearl S. Buck (B) H. G. Wells (C) Saul Bellow
(D) Emile Zola (E) Boris Pasternak Ans : (D)
50. Yoshihiko Noda who was on a visit to India recently is the present Prime Minister of– (A) Myanmar (B) South Korea (C) North Korea
(D) Japan (E) None of these Ans : (D)
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