1. For the given year, Insurance penetration is measured as:
    1. Ratio of Premium underwritten to No. of People in the 18-60 age group
    2. Ratio of Premium underwritten to GDP
    3. Ratio of Premium underwritten to Total population
    4. None of above
  2. For the given year, Insurance Density is measured as
    1. Ratio of Premium underwritten to No. of People in the 18-60 age group
    2. Ratio of Premium underwritten to GDP
    3. Ratio of Premium underwritten to Total population
    4. None of above
  3. Bancassurance means
    1. Arrangement in which Insurance company provides banking services
    2. A bank giving security for Indian corporate to raise capital from abroad.
    3. A Non banking Finance company providing assured returns on its deposits.
    4. Arrangement in which Bank sells insurance products.
  4. Bancassurance leads to
    1. Increase in Bank’s NPA
    2. Decrease in Bank’s NPA
    3. Increase in insurance penetration
    4. Decrease in insurance penetration
  5. Bancassurance involves ________ and ________.
    1. Bank, NBFC
    2. Bank, MNC
    3. Bank, insurance company
    4. None of above
  6. The Insurance amendment bill aims to increase FDI limit in Insurance sector to
    1. 26%
    2. 49%
    3. 51%
    4. None of above
  7. Correct Chronology (older to newer)
    1. IRDA, SEBI, PFRDA
    2. PFRDA, IRDA, SEBI
    3. SEBI, IRDA, PFRDA
    4. None of Above
  8. An urban BPL family is not eligible for
    1. Janshree Bima Yojana
    2. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
    3. Aam Admi Bima Yojana
    4. None of Above
  9. Incorrect Statement about Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
    1. It is a smart card based cashless health insurance scheme for rural households.
    2. Premium sharing between Centre :State is 50:50.
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A or B
  10. Incorrect match
    1. Aam Admi Bima Yojana: urban and rural BPL
    2. Janshree Bima Yojana: Rural landless
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A or B
  11. What are the similarities between Aam Admi Bima Yojana and Janashree Bima Yojana?
    1. Both provide life insurance
    2. Both are implemented via LIC
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A or B
  12. Who among the following, is/are eligible for Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)?
    1. Rickshaw and taxi drivers
    2. Rag pickers
    3. Mine workers
    4. All of Above
    5. Q1. Correct statement about Indian economy?
      1. Gold imports are negatively correlated with inflation
      2. Gold imports are inversely correlated with inflation
      3. Gold imports are positively correlated with inflation
      4. Gold imports are not correlated with inflation.
      5. Q2. Which of the following is/are responsible for excessive gold consumption in India?
        1. Inflation.
        2. Lack of access or awareness about financial markets.
        3. High Volatility in share market.
        4. High rate of returns on investment in share market.
        5. Choice
          1. Only 1 and 2
          2. Only 1, 2 and 3
          3. Only 1, 2 and 4
          4. All of above.
          5. Q3. The Economic Survey suggested that Inflation indexed bonds should be introduced in India. What will be the primary benefit of such bonds?
            1. It’ll help curbing the fiscal deficit.
            2. It’ll help reducing the NPAs of public sector banks.
            3. It’ll help decreasing the excessive gold consumption.
            4. None of above.

Q4. Incorrect statements about savings in India?

  1. It comes from three sources: households, private corporate sector and public sector.
  2. Savings rate has been above 30% in recent years.
  3. bank deposits, life insurance funds, pension and provident funds, shares and debentures are examples of physical savings.
  4. None of above.
  5. Q1. Which of the following is correct formula?
    1. GDP (Market Price)=GDP(Factor Cost) + indirect taxes + subsidies.
    2. GDP (Market Price)=GDP(Factor Cost) – indirect taxes – subsidies.
    3. GDP (Factor Cost)=GDP(Market Price) + indirect taxes – subsidies.
    4. GDP (Factor Cost)=GDP(Market Price) – indirect taxes + subsidies.
    5. Q2. Which of the following is correct statement?
      1. In the period of high growth, GDP (Market Price) is greater than GDP (Factor Cost)
      2. During economic slowdown, GDP (Market Price) is less than GDP (Factor Cost)
      3. Choice
        1. Only 1
        2. Only 2
        3. Both
        4. None
        5. Q3. Which of the following is/are not a component of Foreign Exchange reserve of India?
          1. Gold
          2. Foreign currency assets
          3. Special drawing rights in IMF
          4. Diamonds
          5. Choice
            1. Only 1 and 3
            2. Only 2 and 2
            3. Only 3 and 4
            4. Only 4
            5. Q1. Which of the following are correct about ASER Survey-2012?
              1. It is related to status of University education in India.
              2. It is an official survey conducted by Ministry of Human resources and Development.
              3. Only 1
              4. Only 2
              5. Both
              6. None
              7. Q2. Government’s classification for Micro, Small or medium enterprise (MSME) is based on:
                1. Number of workers employed in a firm.
                2. Annual profit earned by a firm.
                3. Annual taxes paid to Government.
                4. Investment in plant and machinery.
                5. Q1. What is the correct equation of effective revenue deficit?
                  1. Revenue deficit MINUS grants for creation of capital assets.
                  2. Revenue deficit PLUS grants for creation of capital assets.
                  3. Primary deficit plus fiscal deficit.
                  4. Fiscal deficit MINUS Revenue deficit.
                  5. Q2. Find Incorrect statement(s) about service tax?
                    1. The service tax rate was 12% for 2012-13 and increased to 12.36% for 2013-14.
                    2. Railways is exempted from service tax.
                    3. Service tax is levied on the items listed in the negative list.
                    4. All of above.
                    5. Q3. Find Incorrect statement(s) about Finance Commission
                      1. The time frame for 14th finance Commission is from 2010-15
                      2. It has 1 chairman and 3 members.
                      3. One of the member must be a serving or retired judge of Supreme Court.
                      4. All of above.
                      5. Q4. Find Correct statements
                        1. Major portion of India’s public debt is financed from external sources.
                        2. The debt of all state Governments is internal.
                        3. Choice
                          1. Only 1
                          2. Only 2
                          3. Both
                          4. None
                          5. Correct statements about WPI?
                            1. It is released by finance ministry
                            2. It classifies items into three categories 1) primary 2) fuel and fodder 3) Manufactured products and services.
                            3. It is calculated using Laspeyres’ formula.
                            4. None of above
  6. Incorrect statements about CPI
    1. The base year is 2004-05
    2. It is calculated by Labour Bureau with the help of NSSO
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A or B.
  7. Correct statements
    1. CPI measures price change in both goods and services.
    2. WPI measures price change in only in goods but not in services.
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A or B.
  8. What is the formula for GDP deflator?
    1. GDP at constant price divided by current price
    2. GDP at current price divided by annual WPI
    3. WPI divided by CPI
    4. GDP at current price divided by constant price
  9. What is RESIDEX?
    1. It is a drug to combat swine flu.
    2. It is a new vaccine for rabies.
    3. It is an index to capture the prices of residential buildings in urban areas.
    4. It is an index to capture the prices of residential buildings in both rural and urban areas.
  10. Between March 2011 to March 2013, what was the highest Repo rate?
    1. 9.00
    2. 7.25
    3. 8.50
    4. None of Above
  11. Which of the following can be used to measure inflation directly?
    1. Current Account deficit
    2. GDP deflator
    3. Fiscal deficit
    4. Purchasing power parity
  12. Capital market is madeup of
    1. Primary and Money market
    2. Primary and secondary market
    3. Money, primary and secondary market
    4. None of above.
  13. New securities are first issued in
    1. Primary market
    2. secondary market
    3. Either A or B depending on SEBI’s approval.
    4. None of above
  14. Correct Statements about ECB?
    1. Infrastructure companies can borrow money only in dollar currency.
    2. SIDBI and NHB are allowed to borrow money via ECB route.
    3. Both A and B
    4. Neither A or B
  15. What is the purpose of ADR?
    1. Help an American company raise money from within USA
    2. Help an American company raise money from outside of USA
    3. Help foreign company raise money from American financial market.
    4. None of Above
  16. What is the function of IDR?
    1. Help an Indian company raise money from within Indian financial market
    2. Help a Foreign company raise money from within Indian financial market
    3. Help an Indian company raise money from abroad.
    4. None of Above
  17. Which of the following Depository receipt has two-way fungibility
    1. ADR
    2. IDR
    3. Neither A or B
    4. Both A and B
  18. Arvind Mayaram panel is associated with
    1. Current Account Deficit
    2. Double taxation avoidance
    3. FDI, FII definitions
    4. PPP project finance
  19. Correct statement about QFI
    1. It is a sub-account under FII
    2. They’re not required to have PAN
    3. An Investors from Gulf cooperation council cannot register themselves as QFI
    4. None of above
  20. Correct statement about Alternative Investment Fund (AIF)
    1. It is regulated under SEBI’s mutual fund regulations.
    2. SEBI classifies AIF into four categories.
    3. Every AIF is required to get itself registered with RBI
    4. None of Above
  21. Correct Statement about Rajiv Gandhi Equity savings scheme?
    1. It offers tax deduction to any investor whose income is below Rs.12 lakh
    2. Dividend income under RGESS is taxable.
    3. For investment upto Rs.50,000, it provides 100% income tax deduction.
    4. None of Above
  22. Which of the following is a function of Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)?
    1. Controls FDI approvals.
    2. An organization that aims to increase inter-regulatory coordination and financial literacy.
    3. Controls external commercial borrowing and current account deficit.
    4. None of above.
  23. SCORES an online portal to register complaints with
    1. IRDA
    2. PFRDA
    3. SEBI
    4. None of Above
  24. Correct Chronological order (older to newer)
    1. NABARD, RRB, SHG-Bank linking program
    2. SHG-Bank linking program, RRB, NABARD
    3. RRB, NABARD, SHG-Bank linking program
    4. None of Above
  25. RRBs are sponsored by
    1. NABARD
    2. RBI
    3. Commercial banks
    4. None of Above
  26. Correct statement about Priority sector lending (PSL)
    1. RBI has mandated that banks should lend maximum 40% of their advances to PSL.
    2. As per RBI rules, the Priority sector lending target for foreign banks is higher than Indian banks.
    3. Both A and B
    4. None
  27. Who benefits from Priority Sector Lending?
    1. Small scale industrialist
    2. exporter
    3. education loan seeker
    4. All of above
  28. Priority sector lending targets _____
    1. Are Uniform for all foreign banks in India
    2. Depend on number of branches a foreign bank has.
    3. Donot apply to any foreign banks.
    4. None of above.
  29. Priority sector lending (PSL) target for foreign banks, is decided by
    1. Department of Economic affairs
    2. NABARD
    3. RBI
    4. None of above
  30. Ultra Small (bank) branches are meant for
    1. Army cantonments
    2. Near SEZ units
    3. Village covered through Banking Correspondence Agents
    4. Major and Minor sea Ports
  31. The main purpose of Ultra Small (Bank) branches is
    1. Provide easy loans to exporters
    2. Provide easy loans to importers
    3. Achieve financial inclusion
    4. None of above
  32. Swabhiman scheme is associated with _____ sector.
    1. Healthcare
    2. Pension
    3. Education
    4. Banking
  33. Swavalamban scheme is associated with _____ sector.
    1. Healthcare
    2. Pension
    3. Education
    4. Banking
  34. Rural Infrastructure Development Fund is operated by
    1. Ministry of Rural affairs
    2. Planning commission
    3. NABARD
    4. None of above
  35. Who among the following implements SHG-Bank linkage program?
    1. Commercial banks
    2. Regional rural banks (RRBs)
    3. Cooperative banks.
    4. All of above
  36. RBI regulates the interest rates on
    1. Interest rates on loans given to exporters
    2. FCNR
    3. Savings deposits
    4. None of above
  37. Arrange these bank accounts in the ascending order of interest offered to customer (smaller to bigger)
    1. Current, Savings, Term deposit
    2. Term deposit, savings, current
    3. current, term deposit, savings
    4. none of above.
  38. What is the similarity between industrial development bank and a commercial bank?
    1. Both accept deposits from public
    2. both provide short term finance to industries.
    3. Both A and B
    4. None
  39. Which of the following is All India Financial institution
    1. SIDBI
    2. NABARD
    3. NHB
    4. All of above
  40. first industrial financial institution in India was
    1. IFCI
    2. ICICI
    3. SIDBI
    4. UTI
  41. National housing bank has launched Reverse mortgage product for benefits
    1. Senior citizens
    2. students
    3. industrialists setting up new colonies
    4. None of above
  42. Which of the following has not fully implemented core banking solution yet?
    1. Scheduled commercial banks
    2. Regional rural banks
    3. Urban cooperative banks
    4. None of above
  43. Core banking solution means
    1. Bank doesn’t sell mutual funds, insurance policies but concentrates on its core banking operation.
    2. Information related to a customer’s account is stored in a centralized server.
    3. Indian bank offering outsourcing services to foreign banks.
    4. None of above.
  44. For a bank customer, Core banking solution
    1. Prevents him from getting services from branches other than his local branch.
    2. helps him avail banking services from any branch of his bank.
    3. Helps him buy mutual fund and insurance policies via local branch.
    4. None of above.
  45. Which of the following is an example of NBFC?
    1. Infrastructure Finance Companies,
    2. Infrastructure Debt Fund
    3. Both A and B
    4. None
  46. correct statement about NBFC-factoring companies
    1. They’re infrastructure companies that help entrepreneur in setting up new factory.
    2. They’ve to register themselves with RBI.
    3. Both A and B
    4. None
  47. A gold loan company
    1. is an example of NBFC
    2. Has to follow the Loan to Value ratio stipulated by SEBI
    3. Both A and B
    4. None
  48. for a bank, low Capital adequacy ratio (CAR) means
    1. It has low capacity to absorb losses.
    2. It has high capacity to absorb losses.
    3. Bank will be exempted from SLR requirement
    4. None of above
  49. If you have to deposit your savings, which of the following bank is most reliable?
    1. Bank with low CAR and low NPA
    2. Bank with low CAR and high NPA
    3. Bank with high CAR and high NPA
    4. Bank with high CAR and low NPA
  50. If you have to deposit your savings, which of the following bank is least reliable?
    1. Bank with low CAR and low NPA
    2. Bank with low CAR and high NPA
    3. Bank with high CAR and high NPA
    4. Bank with high CAR and low NPA
  51. Correct statement
    1. A Bank customer doesn’t earn interest on current account
    2. A Bank doesn’t earn interest on CRR
    3. Both A and B
    4. None
  52. Who among the following, will help a bank reduce its NPA?
    1. Asset reconstruction company
    2. NBFC-factor company
    3. Both A and B
    4. None
  53. Interest subvention scheme
    1. was started in 2006 and stopped in 2012
    2. is applicable to long term agriculture loans
    3. both
    4. None
  54. Example of Multilateral development bank?
    1. SIDBI
    2. IDBI
    3. ADB
    4. None of above
  55. Who among the following, is outside the regulatory control of RBI?
    1. Urban cooperative banks
    2. SIDBI, NHB and EXIM bank
    3. Multilateral development banks
    4. None of above
  56. MBN Rao is to prepare the blueprint for _____
    1. GAAR
    2. Food security
    3. India’s first women’s bank
    4. India’s first multilateral bank
  57. Which of the following, is not a part of Capital account
    1. FDI
    2. FII
    3. Remittances
    4. External commercial borrowing
  58. Which of the following is not a part of Current account?
    1. Import
    2. Export
    3. External commercial borrowing
    4. Interest, dividends paid on FII
  59. India has deficit in
    1. Current account
    2. Capital account
    3. Both
    4. None
  60. India has surplus in
    1. Current account
    2. Capital account
    3. Both
    4. None
  61. India’s official forex reserve doesn’t include
    1. Foreign currency assets (FCA) (US dollar, euro, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Japanese yen etc.)
    2. Gold
    3. Silver
    4. Special drawing rights (SDRs)
  62. How can RBI build its foreign exchange reserve?
    1. By Buying foreign currency
    2. via funding from World Bank, ADB etc.
    3. Both
    4. None
  63. Which of the following country has second largest forex reserves in the world?
    1. India
    2. France
    3. Japan
    4. USA
  64. Among the countries with largest forex reserves, India ranks
    1. second
    2. third
    3. fifth
    4. eighth
  65. Rupee will strengthen against dollar when
    1. Government eases FDI policy
    2. Government raises the ceiling on FII investment
    3. Both
    4. None
  66. Correct statement
    1. NEER is calculated by RBI
    2. REER is calculated by Finance ministry
    3. both
    4. none
  67. REER captures
    1. difference in inflation between India and its trading partners
    2. external competitiveness of Indian products
    3. Both
    4. none
  68. Which of the following currency is not part of REER-6 calculation?
    1. Hong Kong Dollar
    2. Japanese Yen
    3. Pound Sterling
    4. Canadian Dollar
  69. Incorrect Match
    1. S.Korea: won
    2. Mexico: Peso
    3. Argentina: Peso
    4. S.Africa: Baht
  70. Which of the following is not released by World Bank?
    1. International Debt Statistics, 2013
    2. FDI Restrictiveness Index
    3. Global Economic Prospects
    4. All of Above
  71. FDI Restrictiveness Index is released by
    1. IMF
    2. ADB
    3. OECD
    4. World Bank
  72. Majority of FDI to India, comes from
    1. Mauritius
    2. Germany
    3. USA
    4. None of above
  73. Baltic dry index measures
    1. change in crude oil prices
    2. change in dollar’s value against major currencies.
    3. Performance of share markets in Baltic nations
    4. None of Above
  74. Increase in Baltic Dry index means
    1. World economy is moving in negative direction
    2. World economy is moving in positive direction
    3. World economy is moving towards a stalemate
    4. None of above
  75. Which of the following is not among the top 3 trading partners of India?
    1. US
    2. UAE
    3. China
    4. Japan
  76. India doesn’t have trade surplus with
    1. Singapore
    2. Hong Kong
    3. Switzerland
    4. All of above
  77. India doesn’t have PTA agreement with
    1. Chile
    2. Mercosur
    3. Afghanistan
    4. Sri Lanka
  78. India doesn’t have FTA agreement with
    1. Thailand
    2. Japan
    3. Malaysia
    4. Afghanistan
  79. With Japan, India has ______ agreement
    1. CEPA
    2. CECA
    3. PTA
    4. No trade
  80. GSTP aims to increase trade between _____ countries under ______.
    1. Developed, UN
    2. Developing, UNCTAD
    3. All, WTO
    4. member, ASEAN
  81. India has high current account deficit mainly because of
    1. coal import
    2. crude oil import
    3. slow down in export
    4. All of above
  82. Current Account Deficit can be financed through
    1. Only FDI, FII
    2. Only FDI and ECB
    3. Only ECB and FII
    4. FDI, FII and ECB
  83. Ilmenite is the primary ore of
    1. Copper
    2. Aluminum
    3. Titanium
    4. Magnesium
  84. Which of the follow coal is used in Thermal power stations?
    1. steam coal
    2. Bituminous coal
    3. both
    4. none
  85. Rangachary Committee is associated with taxation of ____ sector.
    1. IT
    2. Fisheries
    3. Coal
    4. gems and jewelry
  86. Addu declaration is associated with
    1. UNESCO
    2. G20
    3. SAARC
    4. G8
  87. For 2013, SAARC summit will be held in
    1. Kathmandu
    2. Delhi
    3. Lahore
    4. Thimpu
  88. Durban summit, 2013, is associated with
    1. BRICS
    2. G20
    3. G8
    4. UNESCO
  89. In 2012, G20 summit was held in
    1. Los Angeles
    2. Phnom Penh
    3. Los Cabos
    4. None of above
  90. Phnom Penh hosted the _____ summit in 2012.
    1. ASEAN
    2. BRICS
    3. G20
    4. G8
  91. Correct order in terms of membership (smaller to bigger)
    1. ASEAN, BIMSTEC, G20
    2. BIMSTEC, ASEAN, G20
    3. BIMSTEC, G20, ASEAN
    4. None of above
  92. Switzerland is a member of
    1. EU
    2. EFTA
    3. Both
    4. None
  93. Which of the following is associated with African Continent?
    1. COMESA,
    2. ECOWAS
    3. SACU
    4. All of above
  94. Who among the following, is a member of GCC?
    1. Syria
    2. Iraq
    3. Bahrain
    4. Iran
  95. G8 doesn’t have member from which continent?
    1. Europe
    2. Australia
    3. Asia
    4. North America
  96. MERCOSUR membership doesn’t include
    1. Brazil
    2. Paraguay
    3. Uruguay
    4. Venezuela
  97. NAFTA includes
    1. only US, Canada
    2. only US, Mexico
    3. Only Canada, Mexico
    4. US, Canada and Mexico
  98. SAARC has ___ members
    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 8
  99. SAFTA doesn’t include
    1. China, Pakistan and Afghanistan
    2. China and Myanmar
    3. Nepal and Myanmar
    4. Myanmar and Maldives
  100. As per IMF classification, which of the following is not an Advanced economy
    1. Taiwan
    2. Singapore
    3. South Korea
    4. China
  101. ___, ____ and ____ are the chiefs of World Bank, IMF and WTO respectively
    1. Christine lagarde, Pascal Lamy, Jim Yong Kim
    2. Pascal Lamy, Christine lagarde, Jim Yong Kim
    3. Jim Yong Kim, Christine lagarde, Pascal Lamy
    4. Christine lagarde, Jim Yong Kim, Pascal Lamy
  102. To reduce its dependence on China, Japan recently inked a pact with India to import ____.
    1. Rice
    2. Eggs and unprocessed meat
    3. Iron ore
    4. Rare earth minerals
  103. The annual supplements to Foreign Trade policy are released by
    1. Finance ministry
    2. Commerce Ministry
    3. External Affairs ministry
    4. PMO
  104. Which of the following is a town of export excellence for Apparel
    1. Ahmedabad
    2. Kolhapur
    3. Gurgaon
    4. Shaharanpur
  105. In 2013, Morbi was declared a town of export excellence for its ____ sector
    1. Electronics
    2. Leatherwork
    3. Ceramic
    4. Handicraft
  106. In 2013, Gurgaon was declared a town of export excellence for its ___ sector
    1. Automobile
    2. IT
    3. Apparel
    4. Service
  107. Government provides interest subvention to
    1. Farmers
    2. Handloom, handicraft exporters
    3. both
    4. none
  108. Who benefits from E-BRC scheme?
    1. Indian Exporters
    2. Indian IT companies
    3. Indian Embassies in Brazil, Russia and China
    4. All of Above
  109. ASIDE Scheme is meant to
    1. Provide assistance to physically challenged
    2. improve infrastructure for Export development
    3. provide loans to farmers
    4. provide assistance to HIV positive people.
  110. Matters related to dumping falls under the purview of
    1. Commerce Ministry
    2. Finance Ministry
    3. External Affairs Ministry
    4. Home ministry
  111. Countervailing Duty: correct statements
    1. It is an example of Indirect Tax
    2. It is imposed on imported goods in certain circumstances.
    3. Both
    4. None
  112. What is the purpose of countervailing duty?
    1. Protect domestic industry against foreign industry
    2. Protect exporters against domestic industry in the foreign country
    3. Protect exporters against currency exchange rate fluctuations
    4. None of above
  113. “Ease of Doing business” data is released by
    1. OECD
    2. WTO
    3. World Bank
    4. IMF
  114. India doesn’t rank first in the production of
    1. Pulses
    2. Tractors
    3. jute
    4. Cotton
  115. India ranks second in production of
    1. Rice
    2. Wheat
    3. Fruits
    4. All of above
  116. for ___ th Five year plan, the target for average annual growth in GDP from agriculture and allied sector is ___ %
    1. 11, 3.6%
    2. 12, 4%
    3. 12, 3.6%
    4. 11, 4.5%
  117. What is the approximate share of Agriculture and allied activities in the GDP of India?
    1. 14
    2. 58
    3. 4
    4. 3.6
  118. From this April to next april, what is the correct order of crop seasons?
    1. Kharif, Rabi, Zaid
    2. Rabi, Kharif, Zaid
    3. Zaid, Kharif, Rabi
    4. None of above
  119. National monsoon mission is launched by
    1. Earth System Science Organization
    2. CSIR
    3. ICAR
    4. Meteorological Department
  120. Which of the following is covered under Nutriend Based subsidy
    1. Phosphatic fertilizers
    2. Potassic fertilizers
    3. Both
    4. None
  121. Which of the following program is not directly associated with ICAR?
    1. Farmer first
    2. Student Ready
    3. NICRA
    4. Indian Monsoon Mission
  122. Weather cock is a ____ designed by ____.
    1. Mechnical instrument, CSIR
    2. Mechnical instrument, Meterological Department.
    3. Software package, ICAR
    4. Software package, CSIR
  123. Banni and Chilika are breeds of
    1. pigs
    2. buffalo
    3. sheep
    4. cow
  124. Incorrect Match
    1. Jakharana: goats
    2. Ghungroo: pigs
    3. Muzaffarnagari: sheep
    4. Motu: Buffalo
  125. ICAR found herbs like Kali sarson and Lemon grass beneficial for certain cold water fishes. Because
    1. they provide nutrition to the fishes
    2. they inhibt the growth of pathological fungi that infects those fishes
    3. they improve the reproduction rate those fishes
    4. None of above.
  126. Which of the following doesn’t fall under State list
    1. Agriculture
    2. Agricultural research
    3. irrigation and canals
    4. Adulteration of foodstuff
  127. National food security mission has three major components viz
    1. Rice, Maize, Pulses
    2. Wheat, Rice, Maize
    3. Rice, Wheat, Pulses
    4. Wheat, Rice, Coarse Grains
    5. None of above
  128. Which of the following state is not covered under Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India
    1. Bihar
    2. Chattisgarh
    3. Jharkhand
    4. Odisha
  129. Wheat based nutrient program is a part of
    1. Mid day meal
    2. ICDS
    3. SABLA
    4. AAY
  130. AAY is meant for
    1. Poorest of Poor
    2. APL
    3. BPL and BPL
    4. Widows and destitute
  131. Target beneficiary of Annapurna
    1. senior citizen
    2. children
    3. adolescent girls
    4. pregnant and lactating mothers
  132. Village grain banks are setup in the areas having
    1. food scarcity
    2. surplus food grain production
    3. genetic diversity in agricultural crops
    4. none of above
  133. Who implements SABLA?
    1. Women and Child Development ministry
    2. HRD Ministry
    3. Social welfare Ministry
    4. Rural Development Ministry
  134. Who implements Annapurna?
    1. Women and Child Development ministry
    2. HRD Ministry
    3. Social welfare Ministry
    4. Rural Development Ministry
  135. Who implements Mid-day meal?
    1. Women and Child Development ministry
    2. HRD Ministry
    3. Social welfare Ministry
    4. Rural Development Ministry
  136. Among the following schemes, which one is oldest?
    1. Mid day meal
    2. TDPS
    3. AAY
    4. Annapurna
  137. National food security bill was examined by Parliamentary standing Committee on _____.
    1. Agriculture and allied activities
    2. Finance
    3. Social welfare and social justice
    4. Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution
  138. National Social assistance program contains schemes that provide for
    1. pension to certain category of people
    2. money on the death of primary breadwinner in BPL family
    3. food to certain category of people
    4. all of above
  139. Central Statistical organization is responsible for compilation of
    1. IIP
    2. CPI
    3. Both
    4. None
  140. Economic advisor under Commerce Ministry, is responsible for compilation of
    1. IIP
    2. WPI
    3. Both
    4. None
  141. IIP and CPI fall under the ministry of
    1. Commerce
    2. Finance
    3. MSME
    4. Statistics and program implementation
  142. In terms of no. of items, what is the correct sequence (smaller to bigger)?
    1. IIP, WPI, CPI
    2. CPI, IIP, WPI
    3. WPI, CPI, IIP
    4. None of above
  143. IIP includes ___ items groups
    1. 399
    2. 676
    3. 200
    4. 500
  144. CPI includes ___ items
    1. 399
    2. 676
    3. 200
    4. 500
  145. WPI includes ___ items
    1. 399
    2. 676
    3. 200
    4. 500
  146. Which of the following is not a category of IIP?
    1. Mining
    2. Manufacturing
    3. Electricity
    4. Primary articles
  147. What is common between WPI and IIP
    1. Both have same no. of items
    2. both are compiled under same ministry
    3. both have same base year
    4. none of above
  148. What is common between CPI and IIP
    1. Both have same no. of items
    2. both are compiled under same ministry
    3. both have same base year
    4. none of above
  149. OBICUS is compiled by
    1. Environment ministry
    2. Finance Ministry
    3. SEBI
    4. RBI
  150. Annual survey of Industries is compiled by Ministry of
    1. Finance
    2. Commerce
    3. MSME
    4. Statistics and program implementation
  151. Correct Statement about Phosgene
    1. One has to obtain Industrial license to produce Phosgene
    2. It can be used as a chemical weapon
    3. Both
    4. None
  152. Which of the following element is present in Phosgene?
    1. Phosphorus
    2. Potassium
    3. Chlorine
    4. Zinc
  153. Industrial license is necessary for
    1. Brewing Alcoholic drinks
    2. Electronic aerospace equipment
    3. Matches
    4. all of above
  154. What is common between Methyl Isocyanate and Phosgene?
    1. Both are used in pesticide industry
    2. both require industrial licensing
    3. both are extremely poisonous gases
    4. all of above
  155. Phosgene is used for making
    1. matchsticks
    2. film reels
    3. pesticides
    4. perfumes
  156. In India which of the following areas are reserved for Public sector only
    1. Defense, Railways
    2. Nuclear Energy, Railways, Defense
    3. Defence, Nuclear Energy
    4. Nuclear Energy, Railways
  157. Correct statements about Industrial entrepreneurs memoranda (IEM)
    1. The Entrepreneurs have to file these to MSME Ministry
    2. Entrepreneurs donot need to file IEM for industries that require industrial license.
    3. Both
    4. None
  158. By 2022, National Mfg. Policy 2011 aims to
    1. create additional 300 million jobs
    2. increase share of manufacturing sector in GDP to atleast 25%
    3. Both
    4. None
  159. Who is the chairman of Manufacturing industry promotion board?
    1. FM
    2. PM
    3. Minister of Commerce and industries
    4. Minister of MSME
  160. E-biz project was designed by
    1. TCS
    2. Infosys
    3. WIPRO
    4. Satyam
  161. E-Biz project falls under the ministry of
    1. MSME
    2. Finance
    3. Commerce
    4. Heavy industries
  162. Invest India is a joint venture between ___ and ___
    1. ASSOCHAM and FICCI
    2. Dept of economic affairs and FICCI
    3. Dept of MSME and ASSOCHAM
    4. Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion & FICCI
  163. Which department is responsible for FDI policy announcements?
    1. Dept of economic affairs
    2. Department of Financial Services
    3. Dept of Industrial Policy and Promotion
    4. Department of Expenditure
  164. Under FEMA Act, who is empowered to notify the FDI limits?
    1. SEBI
    2. Finance Ministry
    3. Commerce Ministry
    4. RBI
  165. Madrid protocol is related to
    1. bilateral trade disputes
    2. climate change and biodiversity
    3. Trademarks
    4. Chemical weapons
  166. Madrid Protocol falls under
    1. WTO
    2. UN
    3. WIPO
    4. ILO
  167. Minister of ____ is the chairman of National Council for Electric Mobility.
    1. Environment and forest
    2. Commerce and industries
    3. fiance
    4. Heavy industries and public enterprises
  168. Who directly benefits from Technology upgradation fund scheme?
    1. Steel and Cement industry
    2. Heavy industries
    3. Textile sector
    4. Automobile sector
  169. NITRA and SITRA are associations related to
    1. automobiles
    2. agriculture
    3. textile
    4. none of above
  170. Jute Geo Textiles can be used in contruction of
    1. Railway tracks
    2. Rural Roads
    3. Both
    4. None
  171. I-mark is associated with
    1. IT industries
    2. infrastructure projects
    3. Industrial designs
    4. None of above
  172. Correct Statements
    1. India produces all 4 commercially known varieties of silk
    2. India is the only country to grow all 5 species of cultivated cotton
    3. both
    4. none
  173. which of the following cotton variety is grown in India?
    1. Asian
    2. Egyptian
    3. American Upland
    4. All of Above
  174. Correct statements on PM’s employment generation scheme
    1. applicable to only rural areas
    2. administered by PMO
    3. Both
    4. none
  175. Two CPSE that were added in the Maharatna category recently
    1. MTNL and BHEL
    2. BHEL and GAIL
    3. NALCO and BHEL
    4. None of above
  176. China enjoys first position in the production of
    1. Jute
    2. Tractors
    3. Sponge Iron
    4. Cotton
  177. BEE Labelling falls under the ministry of
    1. Power
    2. environment and forest
    3. commerce
    4. renewable energy
  178. Which of the following battery is rechargable
    1. Lead Acid
    2. Li-Ion
    3. NiCd
    4. All of above
  179. Alkaline batteries use
    1. Zinc-Carbon
    2. Zinc Manganese Dioxide
    3. Lead sulfate and Sulfuric Acid
    4. None of above
  180. Ventury scrubber and eletrostatic precipitator are examples of ____ pollution control equipments
    1. air
    2. water
    3. noise
    4. soil
  181. Industrial Gears are used for
    1. controlling speed
    2. controlling torque
    3. both
    4. none
  182. India Microfinance Equity fund is administered by
    1. NABARD
    2. SIDBI
    3. Ministry of MSME
    4. Ministry of Rural Development
  183. Competitive industrial performance index is prepared by
    1. OECD
    2. UNIDO
    3. World Bank
    4. UNTCAD
  184. As per the RBI definition, which of the following is a “service sector” activity?
    1. Transport
    2. Real Estate
    3. Construction
    4. All of above
  185. Which of the following ministries are represented in FIPB?
    1. External affairs
    2. Overseas affairs
    3. Both
    4. None
  186. Chairman of FIPB is
    1. FM
    2. PM
    3. Cabinet Secretary
    4. Secretary, Dept of Economic Affairs
  187. FDI is permitted in
    1. Chit Funds
    2. Nidhi Company
    3. Both
    4. None
  188. FDI is not permitted in
    1. Real Estate business
    2. Atomic Energy
    3. Both
    4. None
  189. Correct Statements
    1. Luxury tax falls under the purview of State government.
    2. Taxes on betting and gambling fall under Concurrent list
    3. both
    4. none
  190. Correct statements
    1. Government of India introduced Medical Visa for Indian patients seeking hospital treatment abroad.
    2. Medical Visa is mandatory for foreigners seeking surrogate mothers in India.
    3. Both
    4. None
  191. Who among the following cannot get Medical Visa for Surrogacy in India?
    1. Gay couples
    2. Live-in partners
    3. Couples who have been married for less than two years
    4. All of Above
  192. which of the following organization is directly associated with Global innovation index?
    1. APEC
    2. WTO
    3. World Bank
    4. WIPO
  193. As per the Global Innovation index 2012,
    1. University-industrial collaboration is lowest in India, among the BRIC nations.
    2. Given the various initiatives of Government and demographic dividend, the Engineer-shortage in India will be solved by 2025.
    3. Both
    4. None
  194. Correct Statements
    1. A Foreign law firm cannot practice law in India
    2. An Indian Advocate can register in the Bar councils of more than one state.
    3. Both
    4. None
  195. which of the following is a non-statutory organization?
    1. Bar Council
    2. Press council
    3. Law Commission
    4. None of Above
  196. Who among the following is an Ex officio member in Bar council of India?
    1. Attorney General of India
    2. Solicitor General of India
    3. Both
    4. None
  197. Who lays down the standards for legal education in India?
    1. UGC
    2. AICTE
    3. Bar council
    4. None of above
  198. Which Article of our Constitution guarantees that an arrested person has right to be defended by a legal representative?
    1. 19
    2. 21
    3. 22
    4. none of above
  199. Correct statements about Lok Adalats
    1. they’re statutory bodies
    2. Either party can approach HC, if unsatisfied with Lok Adalat’s award.
    3. Both
    4. None
  200. Nyaya Deep is a newsletter run by
    1. Bar council of India
    2. Law ministry
    3. Supreme Court
    4. NALSA
  201. What is the function of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
    1. Take disciplinary action against erring judicial officers
    2. Take disciplinary action against lawyers for professional miscoduct.
    3. Grant permission to foreign firms that want to open offices in India
    4. none of above
  202. What is the correct chronological order in which following services were setup by the British in India? (older to newer)
    1. Post, telecom, railways
    2. railways, post, telecom
    3. post, railways, telecom
    4. none of above
  203. Who established Calcutta GPO?
    1. Clive
    2. Curzon
    3. Hastings
    4. None of Above
  204. Who established postal system in India?
    1. Clive
    2. Curzon
    3. Hastings
    4. None of Above
  205. Department of Posts falls under Ministry of
    1. Telecommunication
    2. Home
    3. Communication and IT
    4. It is an independent department directly under PM
  206. Last three digits of a PIN code indicate
    1. name of the delivery post office
    2. name of the district
    3. name of the state
    4. name of the region
  207. Which of the following is a 1st class mail?
    1. registered newspapers
    2. Inland letters
    3. periodicals
    4. none of above
  208. National Address Database Management System falls under
    1. UID
    2. Home Ministry
    3. Nation Population register
    4. Department of Post
  209. Who gathers data for computation of Rural Consumer price index?
    1. Department of Panchayati Raj
    2. Department of Post
    3. ASHA worker
    4. Gram Sabha
  210. Meghdoot Millennium is a
    1. special speed post service of Postal Department
    2. software used by Postal Department
    3. vision document of Postal department
    4. citizen’s charter made by Postal department
  211. Project Arrow is meant for
    1. Rural post offices
    2. urban post offices
    3. both
    4. none
  212. Post offices sell gold coins, in collaboration with
    1. Muthoot Finance
    2. World Gold Council
    3. Both
    4. None
  213. INPEX 2013 was an exhibition for
    1. Pravasi Bharatiyas
    2. postal stamps
    3. Pottery and handicraft
    4. None of above
  214. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Academy in Gaziabad is associated with
    1. Department of Post
    2. Department of Income Tax
    3. Department of Telecom
    4. None of above
  215. Maximum amount that can be sent via single money order?
    1. 2000
    2. 5000
    3. 50000
    4. None of above
  216. Maximum amount that can be sent via single iMO?
    1. 2000
    2. 5000
    3. 50000
    4. None of above
  217. Department of Post provides international money transfer services with the help of
    1. Western Union
    2. Money Gram Payments
    3. Both
    4. None
  218. Suraksha, Santosh, Sumangal, Suvidha, Gram Priya are some of the insurance schemes offered by
    1. LIC
    2. Oriental insurance
    3. United India Insurance
    4. Department of Post
  219. Correct Chronological order (older to newer)
    1. BSNL, MTNL, TRAI
    2. TRAI, BSNL, MTNL
    3. MTNL, BSNL, TRAI
    4. None of Above
  220. Rahul Khullar is the chairman of
    1. CCI
    2. BSNL
    3. MTNL
    4. TRAI
    5. None of above
  221. Which of the following is not related with National Telecom Policy 2012?
    1. Mobile number portability
    2. Broadband penetration
    3. IPV6
    4. Electronic System and Design and Manufacturing
  222. National Telecom Policy 2012, wants to increase Rural tele-density to 100 by
    1. 2015
    2. 2020
    3. 2017
    4. 2025
  223. Teledensity is measured as
    1. No of telephones per 100 persons
    2. No of telephones per 1000 persons
    3. No of telephones in the given area
    4. No of telephones in the given telecom circle
  224. National optical fiber network aims to provide broadband connection to
    1. Institutes of higher learning
    2. Primary and secondary schools
    3. Courts
    4. Gram Panchyats
  225. M-Appstore belongs to
    1. Google
    2. Apple
    3. DEITY
    4. Blackberry/RIM
  226. India Development Gateway is an initiative of
    1. FICCI
    2. Commerce Ministry
    3. Ministry of MSME
    4. Department of Electronics and IT
  227. What is the purpose of India Development gateway?
    1. Raise funds for Development of MSME
    2. Provide vocational skills to Rural entrepreneurs
    3. provide e-knowledge and ICT apps for Rural empowerment
    4. None of Above
  228. NIC falls under
    1. DEITY
    2. National knowledge Commission
    3. National knowledge network
    4. Dept of Telecom
  229. NICEMAIL is a service of
    1. NIC
    2. Yahoo
    3. Blackberry/RIM
    4. None of above
  230. VAHAAN is
    1. a software for automated vehicle registration
    2. a voice based GPS navigation system for vehicles
    3. a software to track cargo-trucks via GPS
    4. None of above
  231. What is SAARTHI?
    1. a robot to drive vehicles for physically handicapped persons
    2. a voice based GPS navigation system for vehicles
    3. Software to issuing driving licenses
    4. None of above
  232. Correct statements about National knowledge network
    1. It is a high level advisory body to PM of India
    2. Sam Pitroda is its chairman
    3. It aims to interconnect institutions of higher learning with highspeed internet connection
    4. None of above
  233. BOSS operating system is meant for
    1. Desktop PC
    2. Servers
    3. Both
    4. None
  234. Which of the following org. is/are related with Dept. of electronics and IT?
    1. SAMEER
    2. C-DAC
    3. Media lab Asia
    4. All of above
  235. which of the following software is not Developed by CDAC?
    1. GARUDA
    2. Meghdoot
    3. Meghdoot millenium
    4. E-nayana
  236. E-Nayana software is meant for
    1. Tele-ophthalmology
    2. doing retinal scans for UID
    3. both
    4. none
  237. What is the new name of DOEACC society?
    1. C-DAC
    2. C-DOT
    3. NIELIT
    4. NIXI
  238. What is the purpose of Media lab Asia
    1. Telecast doordarshan programs in South east Asian countries
    2. Produce documentaries from neighboring countries for Prasar Bharti
    3. Bring ICT technologies for benefit of common man
    4. None of above
  239. NIXI falls under
    1. NASDAQ
    2. SENSEX
    3. DEITY
    4. None of Above
  240. Among the following, which company is oldest?
    1. TCS
    2. Infosys
    3. WIPRO
    4. SATYAM
  241. Among the following, which company is youngest?
    1. TCS
    2. Infosys
    3. WIPRO
    4. SATYAM
  242. Correct Chronological order (older to newer)
    1. NIC, National Knowledge Commission (NKC), National knowledge network (NKN)
    2. NIC, NKN, NKC
    3. NKC, NIC, NKN
    4. None of above
  243. Bharatiya Automated fingerprint identification system is developed by
    1. DRDO
    2. C-DAC
    3. CSIR
    4. None of above
  244. World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) 2012 was held in
    1. Quebec
    2. Dubai
    3. Doha
    4. None of above
  245. What is the width of single lane highway in meters?
    1. 3
    2. 3.5
    3. 3.75
    4. 4
  246. Which of the following is/are sources of funding for NHDP?
    1. Cess
    2. External assistance from World bank, ADB
    3. Market borrowing
    4. All of above
  247. Project Vartak, Beacon are associated with
    1. Ministry of Environment and Forest
    2. DG Shipping
    3. BRO
    4. None of above
  248. Central Road fund is utilized for Development of
    1. national highways
    2. village roads
    3. railway overbridges
    4. all of above
  249. Which of the following is not a component of Bharat Nirman?
    1. Rural housing
    2. rural roads
    3. irrigation
    4. rural employment
  250. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana falls under Ministry of
    1. Highways and roads
    2. Panchayati Raj
    3. Social welfare
    4. Rural Development
  251. PMGSY seeks to provide all weather roads to habitations in plain areas with population ____ or above as per 2001 census
    1. 500
    2. 1000
    3. 1500
    4. none of above
  252. National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) is associted with ministry of
    1. HRD
    2. Communication and IT
    3. Heavy Industries and Public enterprises
    4. Science and Technology
  253. Lenght of India’s coastline in Kms
    1. 7513
    2. 7515
    3. 7517
    4. none of above
  254. Correct Statement
    1. India has 9 maritime states
    2. 5 on Eastern Coast
    3. 4 on Western Coast
    4. None of above
  255. On Eastern coast, which state has maximum number of Major ports?
    1. WB
    2. AP
    3. TN
    4. None of above
  256. On Western coast, which state has maximum number of Major ports?
    1. Guj
    2. MH
    3. Karnataka
    4. None of above
  257. In India, which state has maximum number of Major ports?
    1. MH
    2. TN
    3. Goa
    4. None of above
  258. National Automatic identification system (AIS) is meant for
    1. habitual criminals
    2. heavy vehicles
    3. endegered wild species
    4. Ships
  259. Sethusamudran Project wants to connect ____ and ____.
    1. Adam’s bridge, Ram Sethu
    2. Gulf of Myanmar, Bay of Bengal
    3. Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay
    4. None of above
  260. PM had formed a Committee for Sethusamudram Project, who was its chairman?
    1. Justice JS Verma
    2. DD Gadgil
    3. RK Pachauri
    4. None of above
  261. Maritime Agenda 2010-2020 is related to
    1. International Maritime Organization
    2. BIMSTEC
    3. Ministry of Shipping
    4. None of Above
  262. Which National inland waterway is lengthiest?
    1. 3
    2. 5
    3. 7
    4. None of above
  263. Which national highway is lengthiest?
    1. 3
    2. 5
    3. 7
    4. None of above
  264. 6th National inland waterway is associated with ___ river
    1. Barak
    2. Luni
    3. Krishna
    4. None of above
  265. Kaladan multimodal transport project aims to connect ___ with ____.
    1. Dhaka, Kolkata
    2. Aizwal, Kohima
    3. Mizoram, Kolkata
    4. Myanmar, Assam
  266. GAGAN is jointly Developed by ___ and ____
    1. ISRO, CSIR
    2. ISRO, Airforce
    3. AAI, Airforce
    4. AAI, ISRO
  267. Which of the following is not a subsidiary of Air India
    1. Hotel Corporation of India
    2. Vayudoot Ltd
    3. Alliance Air
    4. Express Logistics
  268. Which of the following is a site for greenfield airport
    1. Devanahalli
    2. Shamshabad
    3. Panvel
    4. all of above
  269. Which of the following is not a function of DGCA?
    1. registration of civil aircrafts
    2. supervision of flying/gliding clubs
    3. Management of airport infrastructure
    4. all of above
  270. In India, Future air navigation system (FANS) is being implemented by
    1. Airforce
    2. DRDO
    3. AAI
    4. None of above