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1. French Ambassador to India Francois Richier has given the second highest French Civilion award. ’Officer Dan Order Arts et des Letres’, to which of the following Bollywood stars?

[A]. Amitab Bachchan
[B]. Amir Khan
[C]. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
[D]. Priyanka Chopra
[E]. none of these
Answer: C

2. T Samuel, who died recently, was a veteran

[A]. Guitarist
[B]. Cartoonist
[C]. Singer
[D]. Novelist
[E]. None of these
Answer: B

3. IEX wants SAARC members to consider a ‘SAARC-based Power Market’ which will maximize the power transfer among the member countries. IEX stands for

[A]. Indian Electricity Exchange
[B]. Indian Efficiency Exchange
[C]. Indian Energy Exchange
[D]. Indian Export Exchange
[E]. None of these
Answer: C

4. Who is the founder of the cultural organization Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and cultural Among Youth(SPIC-MACAY)

[A]. Rashmi Malik
[B]. Kiran Senth
[C]. Shubha Mudgal
[D]. Utsad Ajmad Ali Khan
[E]. None of these
Answer: B

5. What is the theme of the soon be organized ‘World Economic Forum on India’?

[A]. From Deliberation to Transformation
[B]. Deliberation for determination
[C]. Support the Super Democracy
[D]. From Development to Sustainable Development
[E]. None of these
Answer: A

6. Who has taken over as Director General of Central public Works Deportment(CPWD) recently?

[A]. Shusil Kumar Mittal
[B]. Daya Shankar Prasad
[C]. Har Prahlad
[D]. Rakesh Mistra
[E]. None of these
Answer: D

7. National Trust on NGO kicks off its nationwide campaign “ Badhte Kadam” every year. It is released to

[A]. spreading awareness about proper sanitation.
[B]. giving boost to and spreading awareness about the right of people with disability.
[C]. putting an end to the practice of child labour.
[D]. The mission to improve literacy rate.
[E]. None of these
Answer: B

8. In an attempt to prevent the touts from getting the tickets, the Railways have made it mandatory to carry identity proof in which of the following categories?

[A]. Sleeper Class only
[B]. First Class AC only
[C]. Second Class AC only
[D]. Any Reserved train compartment
[E]. none of these
Answer: D

9. The Union Cabinet has approved a proposal to extend the ‘Ex-serviceman’ status to retired personnel of which of the following services?

[A]. Paramilitary forces
[B]. Central Police Force
[C]. States Police force
[D]. Only 1 and 2
[E]. All the above
Answer: D

10. The National Innovation Council (NIC) will present its second annual “Report to the People 2012” to president Pranab Mukherjee. Who is the chairman of NIC at present?

[A]. Sridhar Murthy
[B]. Anil Gupta
[C]. Sam Pitroda
[D]. Kiran Karnik
[E]. none of these
Answer: C

11. The Reserved Bank of India has revised the definition of the sickness of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) recently. As per the new guidelines, an MSE would be considered sick if

[A]. any of the borrowal account remained sub-standard for more than six months.
[B]. any of the borrowal account remained sub-standard for more than tree months.
[C]. any of the borrowal account of the entire price remained an NPA for the three months are more
[D]. any of the borrowel account of the enterprises remained an NPA six month or more
[E]. none of these
Answer: C

12. In its continuing effort to check tax evasion and proliferation of block money, India has signed a protocol with the UK to amend the convention between the two countries. Name the existing convention.

[A]. Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty (DTAT)
[B]. Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC)
[C]. Double Taxation Avoidance Protocol (DTAP)
[D]. Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)
[E]. None of these
Answer: B

13. The campaign named “ One Billion Rising” will be absorved in India, coinciding with Global observance. It is a campaign against

[A]. Violence perpetrated against women and girls.
[B]. Discrimination on caste basis.
[C]. Negligence towards farmer’s issues.
[D]. Use of genetically modified seeds.
[E]. None of these
Answer: A

14.Recent reforms brought in by the government have boosted investment in domestic markets through ‘Participatory Notes” P-Notes are preferably used by which of the following?

[A]. FDI (Foreign Direct Investment)
[B]. Overseas HNIs (High Net worth Individuals)
[C]. Hedge Funds
[D]. Both A and B
[E]. both B and C
Answer: E

15. Which of the following Indian IT , majors recently demerged its non –IT businesses into a separate entity of focus on IT services?

[A]. Infosys Limited
[B]. Wipro Limited
[C]. HCL limited
[D]. Zenith Computers (India)
[E]. None of these
Answer: B

16. Name the writer of the book India : A Wounded Civilization who has recently been given the lifetime achievement award at Mumbai LitFest

[A]. Girish Karnand
[B]. Ashoke Chatterjee
[C]. Vs Naipaul
[D]. William Darlymple
[E]. None of these
Answer: C

17. A Former Union minister, K Yerran naidu passed away recently in a road accident. He was a strong leader of which of the following parties?

[A]. Telugu Desam Party
[B]. Indian National Congress
[C]. Bharatiya Janata Party
[D]. Tamil Munnetra Kazhagam
[E]. None of these
Answer: A

18. Name of the Oscar- award-winning director who has directed the film Life of Pi based on Yann Martel’s Booker Prize winning novel of the same name.

[A]. Jackie Chan
[B]. Kaige Chen
[C]. Ang Lee
[D]. Xaioagang Feng
[E]. None of these
Answer: C

19. To intensify their fight for complete empowerment of panchayats In Jammu and Kashmir, all panchs and sarpanchs formed which of the following organization?

A. All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference
B. Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat
C. Jammu and Kashmir Panchayath Committee
D. All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Samiti
E. None of these
Answer: A

20. China has invented former India President APJ Abdul Kamal to teach at which of the following prestigious Universities?

[A]. Renmin University of China
[B]. Peking University
[C]. Beihang University
[D]. Beijing Institute of Technology
[E]. None of these
Answer: B

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