Ga 27

www.sakshieducation.
com
GENERAL AWARENESS
1. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved disinvestment of what
per cent government equity in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), out of
its holding of 84.50 per cent on November 22, 2012? (It will fetch about Rs.13, 000
w
w
w
.s
ak
sh
ie
du
ca
ti
on
.c
om
crore)
1) 8%
2) 8.5%
3) 9%
4) 9.5%
5) 10%
2. Who became the first batsman in the history of Test Cricket to make four 200-plus
scores in a calendar year in November 2012?
1) Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
2) Graeme Smith (South Africa)
3) Alastair Cook (England)
4) Ricky Ponting (Australia)
5) Michael Clarke (Australia)
3. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was honored with the 2010 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Disarmament and Development in New Delhi on November 22, 2012. He is former
President of which of the following countries? (The prize carries Rupees 25 lakhs and
a citation)
1) Mexico
2) Portugal
3) Brazil
4) Argentina
5) Peru
4. Who among the following Ramon Magsaysay awardees is the founder of an NGO
Integrated Village Development Project (IVDP)?
1) Neelima Mishra
2) Harish Hande
4) Kulandei Francis
5) Sandeep Pandey
3) Arvind Kejriwal
5. RBI Governor D.Subbarao declared which of the following as the first district in the
country to achieve total and meaningful financial inclusion on Nove-mber 22, 2012?
(This district with a population of 32 lakh, has 37 lakh savings bank accounts)
1) Anand (Gujarat)
2) Nalgonda (Andhra Pradesh)
3) Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)
4) Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)
5) Ernakulam (Kerala)
6. The Govt. of India extended the term of Subir Gokarn till December 31, 2012. He is?
1) SBI Chairman
2) Finance Secretary
4) Chief Economic Advisor
5) None of these
www.sakshieducation.com
3) Deputy Governor of RBI
7. Who won the third straight Formula One World Champio-nship title on November 25,
2012? (He is F1's youngest three-time champion at age 25)
1) Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)
2) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
3) Jenson Button (McLaren)
4) Felipe Massa (Ferrari)
w
w
w
.s
ak
sh
ie
du
ca
ti
on
.c
om
5) Mark Webber (Red Bull)

8. Which city hosted the 7th East Asia Summit (EAS) on November 20, 2012?
1) Bangkok (Thailand)
2) Hanoi (Vietnam)
3) Jakarta (Indonesia)
4) Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
5) Yangon (Myanmar)
9. The Centre will set up an Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotec-hnology at a cost of

Rs.287.50 crore at which of the following places?
1) New Delhi
2) Ranchi
3) Hassan
4) Mysore
5) Hyderabad
10. The Government has notified what per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multibrand retail?
1) 49
2) 74
3) 51
4) 100
5) 26
11. The 12th annual Miss Earth 2012 pageant was held in Muntinlupa city, Philippines on
November 24, 2012. Who won the title?
1) Tereza Fajksova (Czech Republic)
2) Stephany Stefanowitz (Philippines)
3) Osmariel Villalobos (Venezuela)
4) Camila Brant (Brazil)
5) Prachi Mishra (India)
12. Who is the author of the book 'Patriots and Partisans'?

1) Pankaj Mishra
2) Mihir Bose
4) Ram Sharan Sharma
5) Romila Thapar
3) Ramachandra Guha
13. Which of the following full forms is not correct?

1) KYC-Know Your Customer
2) SEBI-Securities and Exchange Board of India
3) RTGS-Real Time Gross Settlement
4) SEZ-Special Economic Zone
5) ILO-International Legal Organization
14. Which of the following statements is not correct?

1) India is the largest producer of milk in the world.
2) Karnataka is the major producer of mulberry silk in India.
3) Golden Revolution refers to the development of horticu-ltural products.
4) M.S.Swaminathan is known as the 'Father of Green Revolution in India'.
w
w
w
.s
ak
sh
ie
du
ca
ti
on
.c
om
5) Wheat is the most important Kharif crop in India.
15. The terms Bulls and Bears are used in?

1) Commodity Market
2) Stock Market
4) Banking Sector
5) Insurance Sector
3) Bullion Market
16. Which of the following is a cash crop?

1) Paddy
2) Jowar
3) Bajra
4) Sugarcane
5) Finger millet
3) Rial
4) Pound
5) Somoni
17. What is the currency of Iran?

1) Dinar
2) Krona
18. 'UDAAN' is a special industry initiative of the Centre aimed at imparting skills to
youth from Jammu and Kashmir to help them with their careers. Which is the first
public sector undert-aking to implement UDAAN?
1) NTPC
2) BHEL
3) NMDC
4) ONGC
5) SAIL
19. Who replaced Amar Pratap Singh as the CBI Director on November 30, 2012?
1) S.C.Sinha
2) Ranjit Sinha
4) Syed Asif Ibrahim
5) Nehchal Sandhu
3) Sanjeev Tripathi
20. Francois du Plessis scored a century on his Test debut in November 2012. He plays
for?
1) Australia
2) England
3) South Africa 4) New Zealand 5) West Indies
21. Miss Universe 2012 pageant will be held on December 19, 2012 in which of the following
cities?
1) Manila (Philippines)
2) Las Vegas (USA)
4) London (UK)
5) Nicosia (Cyprus)
3) Beijing (China)
22. Le Luong Minh has been appointed ASEAN Secretary General for the next 5-year
term. He is the Deputy Foreign Minister of? (He will take office on January 1, 2013)
1) Vietnam
2) Cambodia
3) Thailand
4) Laos
5) Philippines
23. The Government of India will implement the direct cash transfer scheme in how many
districts from January 1, 2013?
2) 66
3) 51
4) 74
5) 100
w
w
w
.s
ak
sh
ie
du
ca
ti
on
.c
om
1) 200
24. Which country has terminated a contract given by the previous government to GMR
Group for developing Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA) at its capital city?
1) Indonesia
2) Pakistan
3) Afghanistan
4) Maldives
5) Iran
25. Joseph Murray of USA died on November 26, 2012. In 1954 he performed the first
successful human? (He was awarded the 1990 Nobel Prize in Medicine)
1) Liver transplant
2) Heart transplant
4) Bone-marrow transplant
5) Pancreas transplant
3) Kidney transplant
26. Stockholm Water Prize recognizes outstanding achieve-ments in water related

activities. The 2012 prize was awarded to the International Water Manage-ment
Institute (IWMI), a non- profit research organization with headquarters in?
1) Colombo (Sri Lanka)
2) Tehran (Iran)
4) Jerusalem (Israel)
5) Cairo (Egypt)
3) Jakarta (Indonesia)
27. Which of the following banks acquired Centurion Bank of Punjab in 2008?
1) ICICI Bank
2) HDFC Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) OBC
5) IDBI Bank
28. Which of the following is not the name of a foreign bank?

1) HSBC
2) BNP Paribas 3) Barclays
4) JP Morgan Chase 5) Cathay Pacific
29. Which of the following terms is not related to banking?

1) Overdraft
2) SME Finance
4) Equinox
5) Sanctioning authority
3) Drawing power
30. Which country will maintain a military base in Kant in Kyrgyzstan for 15 years
starting 2017?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) China
4) UK
5) France
31. Kelkar Committee cautioned that in absence of corrective measures, the fiscal deficit
of the government could shoot up to what per cent of the GDP in the current financial
year?(The budget estimate of fiscal deficit is 5.1 per cent)
1) 6.1
2) 5.5
3) 6.5
4)7.5
5)6.7
w
w
w
.s
ak
sh
ie
du
ca
ti
on
.c
om
32. RBI carries out open market operations (OMO), which means?
1) Issuance of different types of bonds
2) Sale or purchase of government securities
3) Auction of gold
4) Issue of currency notes
5) None of these
33. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) The objective of Financial Inclusion is connecting every Indian to the country's

banking system.
2) RRBs have limited area of operation and have access to refinance from NABARD.
3) Money laundering refers to conversion of illegally obtained money into accountable
money.
4 SARFAESI Act was launched to facilitate banks in recovery of bad loans.
5) One who is not earning regularly cannot open an account in any bank in India.
34. "Sub-prime" refers to?
1) Lending done by banks at rates below PLR
2) Lending to the people who are high value customers
3) Lending to those who are not regular customers of a bank
4) Lending done by banks to customers not meeting with normally required credit
appraisal standards
5) None of these
35. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/ indicators?

1) Consumer Price Index 2) Gross Domestic Product
4) Cost of Living Index
3) Gross National Product
5) Wholesale Price Index
KEY
1) 4
2) 5
3) 3
4) 4
5) 5
6) 3
7) 1
8) 4
9) 2
10) 3
11) 1
12) 3
13) 5
14) 5
15) 2
16) 4
17) 3
18) 1
19) 2
20) 3
21) 2
22) 1
23) 3
24) 4
25) 3
26) 1
27) 2
28) 5
29) 4
30) 1
31) 1
32) 2
33) 5
34) 4
35) 5

Ga 27

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Ga 27

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Ga 27

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

www.sakshieducation.

2) Graeme Smith (South Africa)

3) Alastair Cook (England)

4) Ricky Ponting (Australia)

5) Michael Clarke (Australia)

2) Nalgonda (Andhra Pradesh)

3) Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

4) Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

4) Chief Economic Advisor

3) Deputy Governor of RBI

2) Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)

3) Jenson Button (McLaren)

4) Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

5) Mark Webber (Red Bull)

4) Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

9. The Centre will set up an Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotec-hnology at a cost of

2) Stephany Stefanowitz (Philippines)

3) Osmariel Villalobos (Venezuela)

4) Camila Brant (Brazil)

5) Prachi Mishra (India)

12. Who is the author of the book 'Patriots and Partisans'?

4) Ram Sharan Sharma

13. Which of the following full forms is not correct?

14. Which of the following statements is not correct?

5) Wheat is the most important Kharif crop in India.

15. The terms Bulls and Bears are used in?

16. Which of the following is a cash crop?

17. What is the currency of Iran?

4) Syed Asif Ibrahim

3) South Africa 4) New Zealand 5) West Indies

2) Las Vegas (USA)

26. Stockholm Water Prize recognizes outstanding achieve-ments in water related

28. Which of the following is not the name of a foreign bank?

2) BNP Paribas 3) Barclays

4) JP Morgan Chase 5) Cathay Pacific

29. Which of the following terms is not related to banking?

2) Sale or purchase of government securities

4) Issue of currency notes

33. Which of the following statements is not correct?

1) The objective of Financial Inclusion is connecting every Indian to the country's

4 SARFAESI Act was launched to facilitate banks in recovery of bad loans.

34. "Sub-prime" refers to?

1) Lending done by banks at rates below PLR

2) Lending to the people who are high value customers

3) Lending to those who are not regular customers of a bank

35. Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/ indicators?

3) Gross National Product

5) Wholesale Price Index

You might also like