Held On 15 March 2009 (General Knowledge)
1. As per the recent reports published in newspapers / magazines, India ranks at a lower level in Hunger
Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?
2. Child Malnutrition
3. Rate of Child Mortality
4. Rate of Literacy
5. No. of people who are calories deficient
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) AliI, 2, 3 and 4
(E) None of these
2. Who amongst the following economists gave the concept of ‘economies of scale’, which says ‘many
goods and services can be produced more cheaply in long series’ ?
(A) Edward C. Prescott
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Gary S. Becker
(D) Edmund S. Phelps
(E) Paul Krugman
3. As per the recent report which of the following countries emerged as India’s top trading partner
during 2008-09 ?
(A) Russia
(B) Brazil
(C) USA
(D) China
(E) None ofthese
4. In its mid term review of the economy the Reserve Bank of India pegged the country’s economic
growth for fiscal year 2008-09 at which of the following levels?
(A) 6%
(B) 6.5%
(C) 7%
(D) 7.7%
(E) 8.7%
5. Which of the following countries has elected Joe Biden as its Vice President in its general elections
held in November 2008 ?
(A) Britain
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) USA
(E) None of these
6. Very often we read in newspapers / magazines about ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds’. Which of the
following is / are the correct description of the same?
1. These are the funds or the reserves of a government or central bank of a country which are invested
further to earn profitable returns.
2. These are the funds, which were accumulated by some/ people over the years buf were not put in
active circulation as they retain them as Black Money for several years.
3. The funds which are created to be used as relief funds or bailouts packages are known as sovereign
funds.
(A) Both 2 and 3 only
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1
(E) None of these
7. The Govt. of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a National River?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga
(D) Kaveri
(E) None of these
8. Very often we read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in news-papers. What was the purpose of
promoting SEZs in India?
a. They are established to pro-mote exports.
b. They are established to attract investments from foreign countries.
c. They are established to help poorest of the poors in India as the activities of these zones are reserved
only for poors and those living below poverty line.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2 only
(E) None of these
9. The Asian Cooperation Dialogue Conference of 31 nations was organized in October 2008 in-
(A) New Delhi
(B) Seoul (S. Korea)
(C) Beijing (China)
(D) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(E) Astana (Kazakhastan)
10. The White Tiger is a book written by-
(A) Arnitav Ghosh
(B) Arundhati Roy
(C) V. S. Naipaul
(D) Kiran Desai
(E) Aravind Adiga
11. The Ratio of the Cash Reserves that the banks are required to keep with RBI is known as-
(A) Liquidity Ratio
(B) SLR
(C) CRR
(D) Net Demand & Time Liability
(E) None of these
12. A Rs. 35000 crore JSW Steel Plant was inaugurated in November 2008 in-
(A) Kota
(B) Nandigram
(C) Pune
(D) Jamshedpur
(E) Salboni
13. The Govt. of India in order to provide some relief to the exporters announced a relief package
ofRs.-
(A) 1000 crores
(B) 2500 crores
(C) 4000 crores
(D) 5000 crores
(E) 7000 crores
14. Which of the following awards/ honours was conferred upon Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently?
(A) Man of the year
(B) Kala Shikhar Samman
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (D) Kalidas Samman
(E) Bharat Ratna
15. Which of the following Space Craft was launched recently to prepare a 3 dimensional Atlas of the
lunar surface and also for chemical mapping of entire lunar surface?
(A) PSLV-II
(B) Chandrayan II
(C) Chandrayan III
(D) Chandrayan-I
(E) None of these
16. As per new revised rules now Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance sector is possible upto the
limit of-
A) 26%
(B) 40%
(C) 49%
(D) 70%
(E) None of these
17. Who amongst the following players recently became the first ever Indian to win a World
Championship in Badminton?
(A) P. Gopichand
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Aparna Popat
(D) Nandu M. Natekar
(E) None of these
18. Which of the following countries got Wan chuck as its fifth King recently?
(A) Bhp.tan
(B) Nepal
(C) Japan
(D) Spain
(E) None of these
19. As per the news reports members of the SAARC agreed to establish a ‘SAARC Food Bank’ to
ensure food security for members in case of any emergency. Which of the following nations agreed to
provide maximum quantity of food for the bank ?
(It will provide 1,53,200 tonnes) PDI August/2009/316
(A) India
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Pakistan
(E) None of these
20. The availability of Cash and other cash like marketable instruments that are useful in purchases and
investments are commonly known as-
(A) Cash crunch
(B) Liquidity
(C) Credit
(D) Marketability
(E) None of these
21. India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries so that they are allowed
to deal smoothly with the problem of fishermen who cross International Maritime Boundary Line?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these
22. The World Development Report 2009 was released recently. Who publishes the World
Development Report every year?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) United Nations Organizations
(E) None of these
23. The 3rd IBSA Summit took place in New Delhi in October 2008. Which of the following
statements about the same is / are correct?
1. Leaders agreed to set a trilateral trade target of US$ 25 million by 2015.
2. Leaders adopted a 50 point Delhi Summit Declaration which has their views on global governance.
3. IBSA agreed to provide its membership to China and Russia from 2011
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these
24. As per newspaper reports India’s Trade gap is showing a negative growth since last few months
‘Trade Gap’ means what?
(A) Gap between total GDP and total consumption
(B) Gap between total Imports and total Exports
(C) Gap between available liquidity and expected demand in next five months
(D) Gap between budgeted revenue collection and actual collection of the same
(E) None of these
25. Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe who was on a visit to India in October 2008 is the-
(A) President of South Africa (B) Prime Minister of South Africa
(C) President of Kenya
(D) Prime Minister of Kenya
(E) Deputy Director General of UNO
1. As per the recent reports published in newspapers / magazines, India ranks at a lower level in Hunger
Index. The Hunger Index is measured on which of the following indicators?
2. Child Malnutrition
3. Rate of Child Mortality
4. Rate of Literacy
5. No. of people who are calories deficient
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1, 2 and 4
(D) AliI, 2, 3 and 4
(E) None of these
2. Who amongst the following economists gave the concept of ‘economies of scale’, which says ‘many
goods and services can be produced more cheaply in long series’ ?
(A) Edward C. Prescott
(B) Amartya Sen
(C) Gary S. Becker
(D) Edmund S. Phelps
(E) Paul Krugman
3. As per the recent report which of the following countries emerged as India’s top trading partner
during 2008-09 ?
(A) Russia
(B) Brazil
(C) USA
(D) China
(E) None ofthese
4. In its mid term review of the economy the Reserve Bank of India pegged the country’s economic
growth for fiscal year 2008-09 at which of the following levels?
(A) 6%
(B) 6.5%
(C) 7%
(D) 7.7%
(E) 8.7%
5. Which of the following countries has elected Joe Biden as its Vice President in its general elections
held in November 2008 ?
(A) Britain
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) USA
(E) None of these
6. Very often we read in newspapers / magazines about ‘Sovereign Wealth Funds’. Which of the
following is / are the correct description of the same?
1. These are the funds or the reserves of a government or central bank of a country which are invested
further to earn profitable returns.
2. These are the funds, which were accumulated by some/ people over the years buf were not put in
active circulation as they retain them as Black Money for several years.
3. The funds which are created to be used as relief funds or bailouts packages are known as sovereign
funds.
(A) Both 2 and 3 only
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1
(E) None of these
7. The Govt. of India has decided to declare which of the following rivers a National River?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Yamuna
(C) Ganga
(D) Kaveri
(E) None of these
8. Very often we read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in news-papers. What was the purpose of
promoting SEZs in India?
a. They are established to pro-mote exports.
b. They are established to attract investments from foreign countries.
c. They are established to help poorest of the poors in India as the activities of these zones are reserved
only for poors and those living below poverty line.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only3
(D) Both 1 and 2 only
(E) None of these
9. The Asian Cooperation Dialogue Conference of 31 nations was organized in October 2008 in-
(A) New Delhi
(B) Seoul (S. Korea)
(C) Beijing (China)
(D) Dhaka (Bangladesh)
(E) Astana (Kazakhastan)
10. The White Tiger is a book written by-
(A) Arnitav Ghosh
(B) Arundhati Roy
(C) V. S. Naipaul
(D) Kiran Desai
(E) Aravind Adiga
11. The Ratio of the Cash Reserves that the banks are required to keep with RBI is known as-
(A) Liquidity Ratio
(B) SLR
(C) CRR
(D) Net Demand & Time Liability
(E) None of these
12. A Rs. 35000 crore JSW Steel Plant was inaugurated in November 2008 in-
(A) Kota
(B) Nandigram
(C) Pune
(D) Jamshedpur
(E) Salboni
13. The Govt. of India in order to provide some relief to the exporters announced a relief package
ofRs.-
(A) 1000 crores
(B) 2500 crores
(C) 4000 crores
(D) 5000 crores
(E) 7000 crores
14. Which of the following awards/ honours was conferred upon Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently?
(A) Man of the year
(B) Kala Shikhar Samman
(C) Dada Saheb Phalke Award (D) Kalidas Samman
(E) Bharat Ratna
15. Which of the following Space Craft was launched recently to prepare a 3 dimensional Atlas of the
lunar surface and also for chemical mapping of entire lunar surface?
(A) PSLV-II
(B) Chandrayan II
(C) Chandrayan III
(D) Chandrayan-I
(E) None of these
16. As per new revised rules now Foreign Direct Investment in Insurance sector is possible upto the
limit of-
A) 26%
(B) 40%
(C) 49%
(D) 70%
(E) None of these
17. Who amongst the following players recently became the first ever Indian to win a World
Championship in Badminton?
(A) P. Gopichand
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Aparna Popat
(D) Nandu M. Natekar
(E) None of these
18. Which of the following countries got Wan chuck as its fifth King recently?
(A) Bhp.tan
(B) Nepal
(C) Japan
(D) Spain
(E) None of these
19. As per the news reports members of the SAARC agreed to establish a ‘SAARC Food Bank’ to
ensure food security for members in case of any emergency. Which of the following nations agreed to
provide maximum quantity of food for the bank ?
(It will provide 1,53,200 tonnes) PDI August/2009/316
(A) India
(B) Bhutan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Pakistan
(E) None of these
20. The availability of Cash and other cash like marketable instruments that are useful in purchases and
investments are commonly known as-
(A) Cash crunch
(B) Liquidity
(C) Credit
(D) Marketability
(E) None of these
21. India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries so that they are allowed
to deal smoothly with the problem of fishermen who cross International Maritime Boundary Line?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Myanmar
(E) None of these
22. The World Development Report 2009 was released recently. Who publishes the World
Development Report every year?
(A) Asian Development Bank
(B) World Bank
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) United Nations Organizations
(E) None of these
23. The 3rd IBSA Summit took place in New Delhi in October 2008. Which of the following
statements about the same is / are correct?
1. Leaders agreed to set a trilateral trade target of US$ 25 million by 2015.
2. Leaders adopted a 50 point Delhi Summit Declaration which has their views on global governance.
3. IBSA agreed to provide its membership to China and Russia from 2011
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1,2 & 3
(E) None of these
24. As per newspaper reports India’s Trade gap is showing a negative growth since last few months
‘Trade Gap’ means what?
(A) Gap between total GDP and total consumption
(B) Gap between total Imports and total Exports
(C) Gap between available liquidity and expected demand in next five months
(D) Gap between budgeted revenue collection and actual collection of the same
(E) None of these
25. Mr. Kgalema Motlanthe who was on a visit to India in October 2008 is the-
(A) President of South Africa (B) Prime Minister of South Africa
(C) President of Kenya
(D) Prime Minister of Kenya
(E) Deputy Director General of UNO
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