general knwledge

8/8/2019 General Knwledge

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1. Very often we see in the advertisements published by Financing Institutes/Agencies stating that their products are given

high or average Ratings. These Rating Agencies classify bonds/investments in how many categories ?

1. Low Risk

2. Average Risk

3. High Risk(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of theseAns : (D)

2. As per the reports published in various newspapers/journals etc. the economic map of the world is being redesigned. What

is/are the new emerging trends of this new economic map of the world ?1. With India and Asia at the forefront the centre of economic gravity has shifted to East.

2. Emerging markets, with India among the leaders, are growing faster than old established markets.

3. Central banks of the countries have recognized that case-by-case liquidity solutions are not the answers and a market wide

and globally synchronized approach is needed to solve the present crisis.

(A) Only 1(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

3. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India, the exporters of which of the following products to USA and Europeancountries will get an incentive of 2% on their exports ?

1. Leather goods

2. Garments3. Software

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2 only

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

Ans : (D)

4. Which of the following is/are the key features of Indian Economy which were highlighted during the presentation of the

Interim Budget 2009-10 ?1. Despite global financial crisis the GDP growth rate in current f inancial year has been 71 per cent.

2. Indian economy was adjudged as second fastest growing economy in the world3. A provision of Rs. 100 crores is made in the annual plan 2009-10 for setting up Unique Identification Authority of India.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (D)

5. Many a t imes we read a term in financial news papers SEPA. What is the full form of the term ?

(A) Single Exchange Processing Agency

(B) Single Euro Payments Area(C) Single Electronic Processing Agency

(D) Super Electronic Purchase Agency

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)


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6. As per the newly launched Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme a monthly pension will be given to the widows.

What will be the amount of the pension ?

(A) Rs. 200

(B) Rs. 400(C) Rs. 600

(D) Rs. 800

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

7. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India all the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) will be recapitalised over the next twoyears so that they can maintain a Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of .(A) 9% (B) 12%

(C) 11% (D) 22%(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

8. As per the Industrial Development Report 2009 Indias rank in Industrial Development was 54 on the Development Index.

Which of the following organizations/agencies compiles Industrial Development Index of the world ?

(A) International Labour Organisation(B) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

(C) World Bank(D) World Trade Organisation

(E) The Economic and Social Council of UNO

Ans : (B)

9. As per the news published in major news papers/magazines the International Finance Corporation has offered a loan forproviding clean drinking water to 30 lakhs people in rural India. What is the amount of the loan ?(A) 5 million US $ (B) 10 million US $

(C) 15 million US $ (D) 20 million US $

(E) None of theseAns : (C)

10. The merger of which of the following two Indian companies took place in recent past which is termed as Largest ever

merger in Indias Corporate History ?(A) Nuclear Power Corporation and National Thermal Power Corporation

(B) State Bank of India and its seven associate banks

(C) Hind Aluminium Company and Century Mills

(D) Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland

(E) Reliance Industries and Reliance Petroleum Ltd.

Ans : (E)

11. As per the agreements signed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCL) and National Thermal Power

Corporation (NTPC) a joint Venture will be launched for setting up various Nuclear Power Plants in India. If this is materializedall these establishments will be required to function necessarily under the framework of which of the following existing acts ?

1. Industrial Disputes Act

2. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act

3. Atomic Energy Act

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

12. As we all know more and more countries/organizations are now going for Non-Cash Transactions and accordingly Banks

have launched many new products in the market for the same. Which of the following products is a non-cash transactionproduct ?

(A) Only ATM Card (B) Only Credit Card

(C) Only Prepaid Card (D) Only Debit Card

(E) All are non-cash transaction products


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Ans : (E)

13. The Prime Minister of India while addressing a meeting of top industrialists of India in March 2009 advised the RBI to

further cut interest rates. Which of the following is/are the reasons owing to which the Prime Minister who himself is an

economist gave this advise to RBI ?1. All major economies of the world are passing through a crisis situation. Prime Minister wants RBI to take preventive

measures to save Indian economy.

2. In India ample liquidity is available in the market but there are no takers.

3. Inflation is at a comparatively low level at present in the country

(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Both 2 and 3 only(D) Only 3

(E) None of theseAns : (A)

14. As per the reports published in the newspapers India has signed an agreement to supply its Dhruv Advanced Light

Helicopter (ALH) to .

(A) Mauritius (B) Bangladesh

(C) Nepal (D) Zimbabwe(E) Vietnam

Ans : (A)

15. Which of the following is/are TRUE about the present situation of Sugar Market in India which has undergone a dramatic

change in last 12 months ?

1. From being a major exporter of sugar, India is desperately looking for imports today to meet its domestic needs.2. Domestic prices have spurted by 60-70 per cent with no sign of respite.3. The present situation is largely due to sharp contraction in cane acreage in the country.(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2

(C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3


16. As per the recent reports, the per capita Income of the country has gone up during 2008-09. What is the per capita income

at present ?(A) Rs. 15,000 (B) Rs. 33,000

(C) Rs. 40,000 (D) Rs. 23,000

(E) Rs. 53,000

Ans : (C)

17. A major Financial Newspaper while writing about the present status of economy in India wrote the outlook in the

agricultural sector gives room for optimism. What does it really mean ?[Pick up most appropriate statement(s)]

1. Agricultural Sector which was not playing any significant rol e in Indian economy is now growing very fast and significantly.2. Agricultural sector is not going to play any major role in economy as its progress is still very slow.

3. Govt. will not require to provide any boost up package to agricultural sector as it is likely to be satisfactory this year.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) Either 1 or 3(E) None of theseAns : (C)

18. While addressing a conference of Bankers and top Industrialists, the Prime Minister made a statement that Domestic

Credit Flow for Productive Needs had to be maintained at a reasonable Cost. What does it really mean ?

(Pick up the most appropriate statements).

1. Banks should further raise their deposit base and provide very low cost credit to Industry which is badly in need of thesame.

2. Banks should neither reduce their lending rates further nor increase the rates on deposits as this may create a critical

imbalance in the financial/money market of the country.

3. Banks should see that ample credit is provided to the industries at an affordable cost without diluting the credit norms.


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(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2

(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 2 only

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

19. A major financial newspaper recently published a report wherein it is said that the Govt. was aware of the problems in

certain sectors, particularly where Export Dependence was High. Keeping general trend of Indias present economic situation

in mind how would you interpret the above statement ?

[Pick up the most appropriate statement(s)].1. The industry which produces mainly for export purposes is not doing well at present and needs Govt. support.2. The industry which imports raw material and exports processed goods is in very bad shape these days. Govt. wishes to helpthem so that they can come out of it.

3. Indian exports were never in comfortable situations and this year they are in their worst situation. Govt. knows it butcannot help.



(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

20. Who amongst the following is an Economist of international fame and was in news recently ?(A) John Key (B) Paul Krugman

(C) Nicolas Sarkozy (D) Mohamed Elbaradei

(E) Mohamed Nasheed

Ans : (B)

21. Which of the following taxes is not levied by the Union Govt. ?(A) Customs (B) Corporate Tax

(C) Land Revenue (D) Income Tax

(E) Surcharge on Income TaxAns : (C)

22. Service Tax was introduced in India for the first time in the year .

(A) 1990-91 (B) 1991-92(C) 1994-95 (D) 1980-81

(E) 2000-01

Ans : (C)

23. Which of the following countries launched worlds first satellite for monitoring Greenhouse Gases ?

(A) USA (B) Britain

(C) Japan (D) China(E) India

Ans : (C)

24. Which of the following countries launched its indigenous Satellite Omid in February 2009 ?

(A) Spain (B) Australia

(C) Turkey (D) China(E) IranAns : (E)

25. The Govt. of India allowed the Income Tax Department to set up its centralized IT processing centre in .

(A) Bangalore (B) Chennai

(C) Mumbai (D) Kolkata

(E) Hyderabad

Ans : (A)

1.Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth indian to claim 150 or more wickets?


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(a) Pakistan

(b) Myanmar

(c) Uganda

(d) Iran

(e) NepalAns(e)

7. As per the Economic survey 2006-07 the food grain production may not touch the target fixed for the year. What is the

atrget of the same set for the period?

(a) 100 million tonnes(b) 220 million tonnes(c) 175 million tonnes(d) 250 million tonnes

(e) 320 million tonnesAns(b)

10. Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (each and every family in the state has at least one bank

account). ?

(a) Delhi

(b) Maharashtra(c) West Bengal

(d) Kerala(e) None of these

Ans(d)

11. Which of the following Departments of the Govt. of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the bank ?(A) Railways(B) State Road Transpots(C) Post and Telegraph

(D) Ministry of Health

(E) None of theseAns (E)

12. Which of the following organization/agencies has established a fund known as investor production fund ?

(A) SEBI(B) NABARD

(C) Bombay stock exchange

(D) AMFI

(E)None of these

Ans (C)

13.Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present ?(A) Mr. M.V.Kamath

(B) Mr. Y.V.Reddy(C) Mr. N.R.Narayanmurthy

(D) Mr.O.P.Bhatt

(E)None of these

Ans (B)

14. Mjority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs ?(A) Money lenders

(B) Foreign Bankers

(C) NABARD

(D) RBI

(E) None of these

Ans (A)

15. India has different categories of commercial banks.Which of the following is NOT one such categories ?

(A) Private Banks

(B) Commodities Banks


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(C) Nationalized Banks

(D) Cooperative Banks

(E) Foreign Banks

Ans (B)

16.Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ?

(1) Foreign Bank

(2) Regional Rural Banks

(3) Nationalized Banks

(A) Only i(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1,2and 3

(E) None of theseAns (C)

17. Which of the following countries does not play International Cricket ?

(A) Russia

(B) England

(C) South Africa(D) Pakistan

(E) IndiaAns (A)

18. The money which Govt. of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country comes from the which of the

following sources ?[Pick up the correct Statement(s)](1) Loan from World Bank/ADB etc(2) Taxws collected from the people

(3) Loan from the RBI


(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 and 2

(E) All 1,2 and 3Ans (E)

19. The Securities and Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through P

Notes. What is the full form of P Notes ?

(A) Permanent Notes

(B) Perchase Notes

(C) Participatory-Notes(D) Private Notes


21. Mnay times we read in financial news paper about FII.What is the full form of FII?

(A) Final Investment in India(B) Foreign Investment in India(C) Formal Investment in India(D) Fair Institutional Investment

(E) Foreign Institutional Investment

Ans (E)

22. Benazir Bhutto was associated with which of the following parties

(A) Muslim League(B) Pakistan Peoples Party

(C) Pakistan National Congress

(D) Islamic Movement of Pakistan

(E) None of these


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Ans (B)

23. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Pakistan The Gathering Storms?

(A) Benazir Bhutto

(B) Parvez Musharraf(C) Arun Shourie

(D) Arun Gandhi

(E) None of these

24. Which of the following is not a gallantry Award ?(A) Vir Chakra(B) Jeevan Raksha Padak(C) Ashok Chakra

(D) Mahavir Chakra(E) Saraswati Samman

25. Which of the following states has approved sharing Neyyar Irrigation Project water with Tamil Nadu ?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kerala(D) Maharashtra and Karnataka

(E) None of these

Business General Awareness Paper 1

1. Very often we see in the advertisements published by Financing Institutes/Agencies stating that their products are givenhigh or average Ratings. These Rating Agencies classify bonds/investments in how many categories ?

1. Low Risk

2. Average Risk

3. High Risk(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

2. As per the reports published in various newspapers/journals etc. the economic map of the world is being redesigned. What

is/are the new emerging trends of this new economic map of the world ?1. With India and Asia at the forefront the centre of economic gravity has shifted to East.

2. Emerging markets, with India among the leaders, are growing faster than old established markets.

3. Central banks of the countries have recognized that case-by-case liquidity solutions are not the answers and a market wideand globally synchronized approach is needed to solve the present crisis.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

3. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India, the exporters of which of the following products to USA and European

countries will get an incentive of 2% on their exports ?

1. Leather goods


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2. Garments

3. Software

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2 only

(E) All 1, 2 and 3

Ans : (D)

4. Which of the following is/are the key features of Indian Economy which were highlighted during the presentation of theInterim Budget 2009-10 ?1. Despite global financial crisis the GDP growth rate in current financial year has been 71 per cent.

2. Indian economy was adjudged as second fastest growing economy in the world3. A provision of Rs. 100 crores is made in the annual plan 2009-10 for setting up Unique Identification Authority of India.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3


5. Many a t imes we read a term in financial news papers SEPA. What is the full form of the term ?

(A) Single Exchange Processing Agency

(B) Single Euro Payments Area

(C) Single Electronic Processing Agency(D) Super Electronic Purchase Agency(E) None of theseAns : (B)

6. As per the newly launched Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme a monthly pension will be given to the widows.What will be the amount of the pension ?

(A) Rs. 200

(B) Rs. 400

(C) Rs. 600(D) Rs. 800

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

7. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India all the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) will be recapitalised over the next two

years so that they can maintain a Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of .

(A) 9% (B) 12%(C) 11% (D) 22%

(E) None of theseAns : (B)

8. As per the Industrial Development Report 2009 Indias rank in Industrial Development was 54 on the Development Index.

Which of the following organizations/agencies compiles Industrial Development Index of the world ?(A) International Labour Organisation(B) United Nations Industrial Development Organisation(C) World Bank

(D) World Trade Organisation

(E) The Economic and Social Council of UNO

Ans : (B)

9. As per the news published in major news papers/magazines the International Finance Corporation has offered a loan forproviding clean drinking water to 30 lakhs people in rural India. What is the amount of the loan ?

(A) 5 million US $ (B) 10 million US $

(C) 15 million US $ (D) 20 million US $

(E) None of these


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Ans : (C)

10. The merger of which of the following two Indian companies took place in recent past which is termed as Largest ever

merger in Indias Corporate History ?

(A) Nuclear Power Corporation and National Thermal Power Corporation(B) State Bank of India and its seven associate banks

(C) Hind Aluminium Company and Century Mills

(D) Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland

(E) Reliance Industries and Reliance Petroleum Ltd.

Ans : (E)

11. As per the agreements signed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCL) and National Thermal PowerCorporation (NTPC) a joint Venture will be launched for setting up various Nuclear Power Plants in India. If this is materialized

all these establishments will be required to function necessarily under the framework of which of the following existing acts ?1. Industrial Disputes Act

2. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act

3. Atomic Energy Act


(C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

12. As we all know more and more countries/organizations are now going for Non-Cash Transactions and accordingly Banks

have launched many new products in the market for the same. Which of the following products is a non-cash transaction

product ?(A) Only ATM Card (B) Only Credit Card(C) Only Prepaid Card (D) Only Debit Card(E) All are non-cash transaction products

Ans : (E)

13. The Prime Minister of India while addressing a meeting of top industrialists of India in March 2009 advised the RBI to

further cut interest rates. Which of the following is/are the reasons owing to which the Prime Minister who himself is an

economist gave this advise to RBI ?

1. All major economies of the world are passing through a crisis situation. Prime Minister wants RBI to take preventivemeasures to save Indian economy.

2. In India ample liquidity is available in the market but there are no takers.

3. Inflation is at a comparatively low level at present in the country

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 2 and 3 only

(D) Only 3(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

14. As per the reports published in the newspapers India has signed an agreement to supply its Dhruv Advanced Light

Helicopter (ALH) to .

(A) Mauritius (B) Bangladesh(C) Nepal (D) Zimbabwe(E) VietnamAns : (A)

15. Which of the following is/are TRUE about the present situation of Sugar Market in India which has undergone a dramatic

change in last 12 months ?

1. From being a major exporter of sugar, India is desperately looking for imports today to meet its domestic needs.

2. Domestic prices have spurted by 60-70 per cent with no sign of respite.3. The present situation is largely due to sharp contraction in cane acreage in the country.


(C) Only 3 (D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these


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Ans : (D)

16. As per the recent reports, the per capita Income of the country has gone up during 2008-09. What is the per capita income

at present ?

(A) Rs. 15,000 (B) Rs. 33,000(C) Rs. 40,000 (D) Rs. 23,000

(E) Rs. 53,000

Ans : (C)

17. A major Financial Newspaper while writing about the present status of economy in India wrote the outlook in theagricultural sector gives room for optimism. What does it really mean ?[Pick up most appropriate statement(s)]1. Agricultural Sector which was not playing any significant role in Indian econom y is now growing very fast and significantly.

2. Agricultural sector is not going to play any major role in economy as its progress is still ver y slow.3. Govt. will not require to provide any boost up package to agricultural sector as it is likely to be satisfactory this year .


(C) Only 3 (D) Either 1 or 3

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

18. While addressing a conference of Bankers and top Industrialists, the Prime Minister made a statement that DomesticCredit Flow for Productive Needs had to be maintained at a reasonable Cost. What does it really mean ?

(Pick up the most appropriate statements).

1. Banks should further raise their deposit base and provide very low cost credit to Industry which is badly in need of the

same.2. Banks should neither reduce their lending rates further nor increase the rates on deposits as this may create a criticalimbalance in the financial/money market of the country.3. Banks should see that ample credit is provided to the industries at an affordable cost without diluting the credit norms.

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 2(C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 2 only

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

19. A major financial newspaper recently published a report wherein it is said that the Govt. was aware of the problems in

certain sectors, particularly where Export Dependence was High. Keeping general trend of Indias present economic situation

in mind how would you interpret the above statement ?

[Pick up the most appropriate statement(s)].

1. The industry which produces mainly for export purposes is not doing well at present and needs Govt. support.

2. The industry which imports raw material and exports processed goods is in very bad shape these days. Govt. wishes to help

them so that they can come out of it.3. Indian exports were never in comfortable situations and this year they are in their worst situation. Govt. knows it but

cannot help.



(E) None of theseAns : (A)

20. Who amongst the following is an Economist of international fame and was in news recently ?

(A) John Key (B) Paul Krugman

(C) Nicolas Sarkozy (D) Mohamed Elbaradei

(E) Mohamed Nasheed

Ans : (B)

21. Which of the following taxes is not levied by the Union Govt. ?

(A) Customs (B) Corporate Tax

(C) Land Revenue (D) Income Tax

(E) Surcharge on Income Tax


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Ans : (A)

31. Which of the following has now became the Third Largest Economy of the World ?

(A) Brazil

(B) India(C) China

(D) Japan

(E) Russia

Ans : (C)

32. Ms. Johanna Sigurdardottir has taken over as the first women Prime Minister of(A) Brazil(B) Iceland

(C) Peru(D) New Zealand

(E) Tunisia

Ans : (B)

33. Govt. of India has decided to set up two more All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) like institutes in near future.

These new institutions would be established in(A) West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh

(B) Haryana & Punjab(C) Punjab & Tamil Nadu

(D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

(E) Gujarat and Maharashtra

Ans : (A)

34. Duleep Trophy is associated with the game of (A) Hockey

(B) Badminton

(C) Football(D) Lawn Tennis

(E) Cricket

Ans : (E)

35. Who amongst the following is the winner of Saraswati Samman 2008 ?

(A) Gulzar

(B) Nida Fazli

(C) Srilal Shukla

(D) Govind Mishra

(E) Lakhmi Nandan Bora

Ans : (E)

36. Who amongst the following is the New Prime Minister of Israel after the general election held there in recent past ?(A) Lieberman

(B) Tzipi Livini

(C) Shimon Peres

(D) Benjamin Netanyahu(E) None of theseAns : (D)

37. Who amongst the following is the highest Wicket taker in the history of cricket ?

(Both ODI and Test Cricket)

(A) Wasim Akram

(B) Anil Kumble

(C) Stephan Fleming(D) Shane Warne

(E) Muttiah Muralidharan

Ans : (E)


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38. Which of the following commissions set up by the President of India decides the distribution of tax incomes between the

Central and State Govts. ?

(A) Central Law Commission

(B) Pay Commission for Govt. Employees

(C) Administrative Reforms Commission(D) Planning Commission

(E) Finance Commission

Ans : (E)

39. Who amongst the following became the first Indian to win Golden Globe Award 2009 ?(A) Shivkumar Sharma(B) Anu Malik(C) Zakir Hussain

(D) A. R. Rahman(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

40. Sania Mirza won the Mixed Doubles of which of the following tennis matches alongwith Mahesh Bhupati ?

(A) US Open 2009

(B) Australian Open 2009(C) South Africa Tennis Open 2009

(D) ATP Challenger Tennis Championship 2009(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

41. We very frequently read about the activities of the Foreign Exchange Market in newspapers/magazines. Which of thefollowing is/are the major functions of the same ?1. Transfer of purchasing power from domestic to foreign market.2. Providing credit for financing foreign trade.

3. Power to purchase gold from foreign countries as most of the nations still work on Gold Standards.


(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 and 2 only

(E) Both 2 and 3 onlyAns : (D)

42. Who amongst the following players won the National Shooting Championship held in January 2009 ?

(A) Abhinav Bindra

(B) Omkar Singh

(C) Gurpreet Singh

(D) Anjali Bhagwat(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

43. Who amontst the following is the author of the book Termites in the Trading system ?

(A) M. S. Swaminathan

(B) Jagdish Bhagwati(C) Jaswant Singh(D) M. Chelapati Rao(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

44. The Govt. of India recently introduced Money Laundering Bill 2009. Under the bill which of the following agencies is

empowered to search the premises after the offence is committed and a case is filed ?

(A) Income Tax Department(B) Vigilance Department of the Reserve Bank of India

(C) Enforcement Directorate

(D) Central Bureau of Investigation

(E) None of these


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Ans : (C)

45. Which of the following is/are the components of the Fiscal Deficit ?

1. Budgetary Deficit

2. Market Borrowings3. Expenditure made from Pradhan Mantri Rahat Kosh

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (A)

46. Which of the following is the Trophy/Cups associated with the game of Hockey ?(A) Derby

(B) Agha Khan Cup

(C) Merdeka

(D) Vizzy Trophy

(E) Rovers Cup

Ans : (B)

47. Which of the following is not a Welfare scheme launched by the Govt. of India ?(A) Village Grain Bank Scheme

(B) Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana

(C) Annapurna Scheme

(D) Midday Meal Scheme(E) Bharat Nirman YojanaAns : (E)

48. Which of the following are the instruments of Credit Control in the hands of the RBI ?

1. Lowering or raising the discount and interest rates.2. Raising the minimum support price of the major agro products.

3. Lowering or raising the minimum cash reserves maintained by the commercial banks.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 and 3 only

(E) Both 2 and 3 only

Ans : (C)

49. Who amongst the following is the author of the Book Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance ?

(A) Barack Obama(B) John Evans Aatta Mills

(C) Nelson Mandela(D) Danny Boyle

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

50. Which of the following programmes was launched to further improve the facilities of irrigation in rural India ?(A) National Social Assistance programme(B) Construction of Kiosks for poors

(C) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana

(D) Annapurna Scheme

(E) National Watershed Development Programme

Ans : (E)

GENERAL AWARENESS PAPER 3

1.Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth indian to claim 150 or more wickets?

(a) A.Kumble


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(b) A.Agarkar

(c) S.Tendulkar

(d) Harbhajan Singh

(e) None of these

Ans (c)

2. Who amongst the following returned to earth after a lomg 195 days stay in space ?

(a) Angei Brewer

(b) Mike Leinbach

(c) Shruti Vadera(d) Sunita Williams(e) None of theseAns(d)

3. Japan PM shinzo Abe came to office last year with huge support in his favour. But since last few months he is facing

problems in his political survival. Which of the following actions taken by him does / do not enjoy support of the people of

Japan (Pick up the correct statement) ?

1. Decision to postpone parliament elections.

2. Falling to control inflation which has gone to the level of 12% an unusual phenomenon in the history of Japan .

3. Decision to allow USA to make an army Base in some of its Islands where USA will have its nuclear wa r-heads

(a) Only 2(b) Only 1

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Only 3

(e) All 1, 2 and 3Ans(c)

4. European leaders agree on traty was the news in leading news paper in recent past .Which of the following was the treaty

on which leadres were of diverse views (Pick up the correct statement) ?

1. The treaty was to make the EURO money a universal currency for all financial / monetarytransaction done by all the member countries w.e.f. April 2009.

2. Treaty was to defunct constitution of the Eropean Union by a new one.

3. Poland one of the newest members of the union was threatening to use its veto power if any

change is done in the present set up of the organization.(a) only 1

(b) only 2

(c) only 3

(d) Both 1 and 2

(e) Both 2 and 3

Ans(b)

5. Rajpaksha threatens to resolve Lanka parliament was the news in leading newspaper a few days back . Which of the

following was the reason owing to which president threatens to take a drastic step ? (pick up the correct statements).1. A number of MPs from Sri Lanka Freedom party defecting to join another party launched by another group of politicians.

2. A group of politicians under the leadership of former president Chandrika Kumartunga demanding the postponement of

elctions for the post of president due in the month of November 2007 so that Chandrika can came back from exile and contest

for the same.

3. Rajapaksha wants general public and also MPs to support his formula on peace with LTTE which is not accepatble to mostof the MPs.

(a) All 1,2 and 3

(b) Only 2

(c) Only 3

(d) Both 1 and 2

(e) Only 1Ans(a)

6. Madhesi national liberation front (MNLF) is an organixation active in which of the following countries ?

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(b) Myanmar

(c) Uganda

(d) Iran

(e) Nepal

Ans(e)

7. As per the Economic survey 2006-07 the food grain production may not touch the target fixed for the year. What is the

atrget of the same set for the period?

(a) 100 million tonnes

(b) 220 million tonnes(c) 175 million tonnes(d) 250 million tonnes(e) 320 million tonnes

Ans(b)

10. Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (each and every family in the state has at least one bank

account). ?

(a) Delhi

(b) Maharashtra

(c) West Bengal(d) Kerala

(e) None of theseAns(d)

11. Which of the following Departments of the Govt. of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the bank ?

(A) Railways(B) State Road Transpots(C) Post and Telegraph(D) Ministry of Health

(E) None of these

Ans (E)

12. Which of the following organization/agencies has established a fund known as investor production fund ?

(A) SEBI

(B) NABARD(C) Bombay stock exchange

(D) AMFI

(E)None of these

Ans (C)

13.Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present ?

(A) Mr. M.V.Kamath(B) Mr. Y.V.Reddy

(C) Mr. N.R.Narayanmurthy(D) Mr.O.P.Bhatt

(E)None of these

Ans (B)

14. Mjority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs ?(A) Money lenders(B) Foreign Bankers

(C) NABARD

(D) RBI

(E) None of these

Ans (A)

15. India has different categories of commercial banks.Which of the following is NOT one such categories ?

(A) Private Banks

(B) Commodities Banks

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(D) Cooperative Banks

(E) Foreign Banks

Ans (B)

16.Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts ?(1) Foreign Bank

(2) Regional Rural Banks

(3) Nationalized Banks

(A) Only i

(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1,2and 3(E) None of these

Ans (C)

17. Which of the following countries does not play International Cricket ?

(A) Russia

(B) England

(C) South Africa

(D) Pakistan(E) India

Ans (A)

18. The money which Govt. of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country comes from the which of the

following sources ?

[Pick up the correct Statement(s)](1) Loan from World Bank/ADB etc(2) Taxws collected from the people(3) Loan from the RBI

(A) Only 1


(D) Both 1 and 2

(E) All 1,2 and 3

Ans (E)

19. The Securities and Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through P

Notes. What is the full form of P Notes ?

(A) Permanent Notes

(B) Perchase Notes

(C) Participatory-Notes

(D) Private Notes(E) None of these

Ans (C)

21. Mnay times we read in financial news paper about FII.What is the full form of FII?

(A) Final Investment in India

(B) Foreign Investment in India(C) Formal Investment in India(D) Fair Institutional Investment(E) Foreign Institutional Investment

Ans (E)

22. Benazir Bhutto was associated with which of the following parties

(A) Muslim League

(B) Pakistan Peoples Party(C) Pakistan National Congress

(D) Islamic Movement of Pakistan

(E) None of these

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23. Who amongst the following is the author of the book Pakistan The Gathering Storms?

(A) Benazir Bhutto

(B) Parvez Musharraf

(C) Arun Shourie(D) Arun Gandhi

(E) None of these

24. Which of the following is not a gallantry Award ?

(A) Vir Chakra(B) Jeevan Raksha Padak(C) Ashok Chakra(D) Mahavir Chakra

(E) Saraswati Samman

25. Which of the following states has approved sharing Neyyar Irrigation Project water with Tamil Nadu ?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Kerala

(D) Maharashtra and Karnataka(E) None of these

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Q. Various Govt. agencies/organizations are given responsibilities for implementing various policies/decisions of the Govt. of

India. Policies about credit flow to the agricultural/priority sector are framed/ implemented through which of the followingapex bodies ?(A) ECGC(B) NABARD

(C) UTI

(D) IDBI Bank(E) None of these

Q. As we read every then and now the Monetary and Credit Policy is reviewed and changes/corrections are made frequently.

Who amongst the following exactly takes this decision in India ?(A) Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

(B) Prime Minister

(C) Finance Minister

(D) Chairman Finance Commission

(E) None of these

Q. The World Bank sanctioned Rs. 18,000 crores to which of the following states for its Poverty Alleviation Programme ?(A) Karnataka

(B) Gujarat(C) Maharashtra

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following is not a foreign bank working in India ?(A) HSBC(B) Barclays

(C) Standard Chartered

(D) Yes Bank

(E) All are foreign banks

Q. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission ?(A) Bimal Jalan

(B) Y. V. Reddy

(C) C. Rangarajan

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(E) None of these

Q. India has the least or negligible trade relations with

(A) Japan

(B) Britain(C) South Africa

(D) Uganda

(E) Iran

Q. Your friend has received a sum of Rs. 10000 from his grandparents. He wants to deposit this sum in a bank under acondition of not to withdraw fully or partially for at least two years. He will be needed to open which type of account in thebank ?(A) Small savings account

(B) Current account(C) Fixed deposit account

(D) Demat account

(E) None of these

Q. Recently, this was in news that ASEAN is an association of

(A) Commonwealth nations(B) SAARC nations

(C) South-Eastern Asian nations(D) Oil-exporting nations

(E) African nations

Q. Names of two important persons are often visible in newspapers/ magazines/ electronic media. These names are Dr. C.Rangarajan and Dr. Bimal Jalan. Which of the following facts are identical in the life of both these two persons ?(A) Both are principal economic advisors to the Prime Minister(B) Both are the Members of the Lok Sabha

(C) Both are the former Governors of RBI

(D) Both were the Finance Ministers of India(E) There is nothing similar in both

Q. Which of the following places of West Bengal was in news recently, since some violent incidences took place due to an

attempt of agricultural land aquisition for industrial purposes ?

(A) Khadakpur(B) Nandigram

(C) Howrah

(D) Bolepur

(E) None of these

Q. In accordance with the reports published in the papers/magazines, the Government of India and some NGOs have

declared/started some projects to help/ to provide relief to the farmers in general and specially to perplexed farmers. Which

of the following is not such a plan ?(A) Crop insurance plan

(B) E-Chaupal(C) Subsidy for chemical fertilizers

(D) Reconstruction of watershade/water-bodies

(E) Mid-day meal

Q. Which country was expelled from U.N. in 1992????????a) Czechoslovakiab) Yugoslovia

c) Iraq

d) Switzerland??

Ans : B

Q. Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area of(A) Literature

(B) Physics

(C) Chemistry

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(E) Medical Science

Q. In which of the following Hindi films has actor Shahrukh Khan played the role of a Hockey Coach ?

(A) Guru

(B) Chak De India(C) Om Shanti Om

(D) Jab We Met

(E) None of these

Q. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi ?(A) President of India(B) UPA Chairperson(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(D) Prime Minister of India(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following awards is given for excellence in the field of sports ?

(A) Kalidas Samman

(B) Dhyanchand Award

(C) Shram Vir Award(D) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award

(E) None of these

Q. Twenty-20 matches are played in the game of

(A) Hockey

(B) Football(C) Badminton(D) Tennis(E) Cricket

Q. Which of the following deals between India and one major country was put on a hold for some time as India is findingdifficult to implement it ?

(A) 123 Pact with USA

(B) Fifth generation fighter plane deal with Russia

(C) Heavy Water deal with Iran(D) Border talks with China

(E) None of these

Q. Heavy Water is normally used by which of the following industries ?

(A) Nuclear Power generation plants

(B) Pharma Industry

(C) Paper Industry(D) Sugar plants

(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following countries for the first time elected a lady as its President recently ?

(A) Argentina

(B) China(C) New Zealand(D) Russia(E) None of these

Q. Which of the following is not a foodgrain ?

(A) Wheat

(B) Rice

(C) Maize(D) Jowar

(E) Cotton

Q. Who amongst the following was made the Chairman of the National Land Reforms Council ?


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(A) Smt. Sonia Gandhi

(B) Arjun Singh

(C) Pranav Mukherjee

(D) Kamal Nath

(E) Manmohan Singh

Q. The UNO has declared year 2008 as the year of

(A) AIDS Prevention

(B) Potato

(C) Water Harvesting(D) Social Justice to Children(E) None of these

1. As per the recent reports published in newspapers / magazines, India ranks at a lower level in Hunger Index. The HungerIndex 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 canbe 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 of these

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 correctdescription 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

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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


(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

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(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 alsofor 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) Indiap

(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 arecommonly 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?

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(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 / arecorrect?

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

Answers:

1. (C) 2. (E) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (D)

6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (E ) 10. (E)

11. (C) 12. (E) 13. (D) 14. (E) 15.(D)

16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (B)21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (A)

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1.Jayasuriya who decided to take retirement from Test Cricket is from which of the following countries ?

(A) Pakistan(B) India(C) West Indies(D) South Africa

(E) Sri Lanka

2. In order to give impetus to agri-culture which of the following states has launched Contract Farming Scheme ?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Orissa(C) West Bengal

(D) Haryana

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3. Dola Banerjee who won a Gold Medal in an international games event in November 2007 is asso-ciated with :

(A) Archery

(B) Badminton

(C) Table tennis

(D) Swimming(E) None of these

4. Who amongst the following is the highest wicket taker in the history of Test cricket in the world ?

(A) R. Hadlee

(B) Kapil Dev(C) Anil Kumble(D) Shane Warne(E) Mutthiah Muralidharan

5. Late Benzair Bhutto was associa-ted with which of the following political parties ?

(A) Muslim League

(B) Pakistan National Congress

(C) Pakistan Peoples Party

(D) National Forum of Pakistan

(E) None of these

6. Zhang Zilin who was adjudged as the Miss World 2007 is from which of the following countries ?(A) South Africa

(B) Russia

(C) South Korea

(D) Vietnam(E) China

7. Which of the following is not considered as a green House Gas ?

(A) Methane

(B) Carbon dioxide(C) Nitrous oxide

(D) Oxygen

(E) All these are not green house gases

8. Which of the following terms is not a financial term ?

(A) Investment

(B) El Nino effect

(C) Core banking Solution

(D) RTGs

(E) All are financial terms

9. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the 13th Finance Commission ?

(A) Dr. C. Rangarajan(B) Dr. Bimal Jalan

(C) Dr. Rakesh Mohan

(D) Dr. Vijay Kelkar

(E) None of these

10. The Green revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following ?(A) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan

(B) Dr. C. Rangarajan

(C) Mr.K. V. Kamath

(D) Dr. Rakesh Mohan

(E) None of these

11. Which of the following is a project to develop watersheds in India ?

(A) DRDO

(B) CARE

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(D) NWDPRA

(E) None of these

12. Who amongst the following is the author of the book The Namesake ?

(A) Salman Rushdie(B) Steve Waugh

(C) Monica Ali

(D) V. S. Naipaul

(E) Jhumpa Lahiri

13. Which of the following organiza-tion/agencies has asked all the banks in India to form customer service panels at branchlevels ?

(A) Indian Banks Association(B) Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

(C) Supreme Court of India

(D) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

(E) None of these

14. Who amongst the following is ranked No. 1 Tennis players amongst the women players ? (as per recent ranking)(A) Maria Sharapova

(B) Ana Ivanovic(C) Sania Mirza

(D) Justine Henin

(E) None of these

15. The Information and Broadcas-ting Ministry has selected which of the following pairs for its prestigious Life TimeAchieve-ment Award given away recen-tly ?(A) Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan

(B) Rajesh Khanna and Dilip Kumar

(C) Asha Bhosle and Lata Man-geshkar(D) Lata Mangeshkar and Dilip Kumar

(E) None of these

16. Many a times we read in news-paper about the benefits of National Electronic, Funds Trans-fer (NEFT) a delivery servicelaunched by the bank. Why banks advocate for such delivery channels ?

1. It is a system in which no physical transfer takes place hence risk is very low.

2. In this system banks are not required to transfer any money actually to the account of the customer. Only book adjustment

is done. Hence actual fund is not needed.

3. This facility is available to anybody at any place. Even having a bank account is not at all necessary.

(A) Only (1) is correct

(B) Only (2) is correct(C) Only (3) is correct

(D) Both (1) and (2) are correct(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct

17. The prestigious Indira Gandhi National Award for Peace Disar-mament and Development 2006 was conferred upon whom

amongst the following ?(A) Prof. Wangari Maathai(B) Mr. Phillips Talbot(C) Mr. Damilo Turk

(D) Ms. Doris Lessing

(E) None of these

18. As reported in the newspapers China has asked its banks to put 125% money instead of earlier 12% as CRR. This

correction in CRR is made for the seventh time in last one year. Why did China have to take this step again and again and sofrequently ?

1. It will put a curb on lending of the money by the banks.

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3. It will help poor to get easy loans at cheaper rates from the banks as higher CRR brings more money for acti-vities of the

social sector.

(A) Only (1) is correct

(B) Only (2) is correct

(C) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct(D) Only (3) is correct

(E) Both (1) and (2) are correct

19. NRI Day is observed on which of the following days ?

(A) 9th February(B) 9th January(C) 19th February(D) 19th March

(E) 9th March

20. Which of the following is not a mode of foreign capital inflow to India ?

(A) FDI

(B) FII

(C) NRI Accounts

(D) No Frills Accounts(E) All these are valid for foreign capital inflow

21. India-European Union Summit 2007 was organized in November 2007 at New Delhi. Which of the following is true about

the same ?

1. A landmark MOU was signed by both the parties which envisages that EU would help India to achieve millennium Goals.

2. EU will plead case of more subsidy to agro sector in WTO meets.3. Both the parties reaffirmed their commitment to the rule based multilateral trading system.(A) Only (1) is correct(B) Only (2) is correct

(C) Only (3) is correct

(D) Both (1) and (3) are correct(E) All (1), (2) and (3) are correct

22. Mr. Kevin Rudd is the new :

(A) President of Australia(B) Prime Minister of Australia

(C) President of Argentina

(D) Prime Minister of Argentina

(E) Secretary General of UNO

23. The 53rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHO-GM) was organized at which of the following places in

Novem-ber 2007 ?(A) Kampala

(B) London(C) New Delhi

(D) Perth

(E) None of these

24. As per the reports published in the news papers/magazines the overall credit (credit by banks) grew by over Rs. 1,00,000crores in 2005-06 and 2006-07. Which of the following sectors was one single main contributor to this boom ?(A) Housing and real estate sector

(B) Agriculture sector

(C) Business loans to doctors and account professionals

(D) Manufacturing Sector

(E) None of these

25. Many times we see banks advertise Anywhere Banking : Any-time Banking. Which of the following products/facilities

launched by banks make it possible for the customers to avail banking services 24 hours all seven days ?

1. ATM

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1. Each and every individual above the age of 21 years should have an employ-ment and/or independent source of income

enough for him/her to sustain.

2. It is a concept which envi-sages that maximum people in India should have access to banking services.

3. Banking services should be provided only to those who have a valid and legal source of income as Govt. of India wants each

and every per-son in the income tax net irrespective of the level of their income.(A) Only (1) is true

(B) Only (2) is true

(C) Only (3) is true

(D) Both (1), (2), (3) are true

(E) None of these

5. As per the reports in the major financial newspapers India has urged China to redress imbalance in trade. What does itreally mean ?

(A) India exports more items to China whereas China does not export much to India(B) India is not able to export much to China whereas its import from China is of higher value

(C) China and India are not at all trade partners. Hence there is no transaction between the two countries

(D) As per WTO laws India is supposed to export food grains to China. But China has not placed any order for the same in

2006-07. It has also refused to accept 200 lakh tonnes of wheat exported to it by India.

(E) None of these

6. As reported in the newspapers the collection of Direct Taxes which includes IT, FBT, STT and BCTT grew by about 50%

during the current fiscal year. Which of the following is the name of the tax levied on a cash withdrawal or deposit from/to abank ?

(A) IT (B) FBT

(C) STT (D) BCTT

(E) None of these

7. As reported in some financial newspapers some banks in India (including major banks) these days are not accepting USdollar transactions from Iranian buyers. Which of the following is the major reason of banks not accep-ting such transactions

from Iran ?

1. USA has put a ban on major iranian Banks hence Indian banks are also not accepting transaction from Iran as they do notget return of the same from it.

2. Iran is facing a major Reces-sion hence all Banks have stopped major transactions with Iranian banks.

3. Iran has declared itself as an Islamic country and hence its banking is also Islamic Banking. This is the reason owing to which

most of the countries are not able to develop financial ties with it.(A) Only (1)

(B) Only (2)

(C) Only (3)

(D) Both (1) and (2)

(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

8. As reported in some major financial news papers many times it is said that Other Income boosts the profit of a bank to asubstantial level. What is this other income for a bank ? (Pick up the option (s) which are the part (s) of this other income)

1. Commission for selling insurance policies.2. Fee for providing various services (like ATM/Extra cheque etc.)

3. Interest on advances and loans.

(A) Only (1)

(B) Only (2)(C) Both (1) and (2)(D) Only (3)(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

9. Amongst the BRIC nations the GDP of which of the following took a fast growth of 115% in recent past ?

(A) None (B) Brazil

(C) Russia (D) India

(E) China

10. Which of the following is the achievement/outcome of Mrs. Sonia Gandhis visit to China in October 2007 ?

1. A working group is established to prepare a frame-work for the settlement of boundary issue.

2. China has agreed to support Indias claim to have a permanent seat in UN Security Council.


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3. China agreed to stop all exports to Pakistan till it switches over to a democratically elected government.

(A) Only (1)

(B) Only (2)

(C) Only (3)

(D) Both (1), (2) and (3)(E) None of these

11. As reported time and again and in the media most of the Indian Industrialists are against a regional trade pact with China.

Why China is not a preferred partner in trade and business activities in India ?

1. India has already instigated maximum number of cases against China under anti dumping laws.2. China is not a quality cons-cious country. Hence the products are not of good market value.3. China has maximum trade agreements with those countries whose activities are not liked by India and some majorcountries of E.U. China is importing goods from them and redirecting it to India.

(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)

(C) Only (3)

(D) All (1), (2) and (3)

(E) None of these

12. India has a regional trade pact SAFTA. This pact is with members of which of the following group of countries ?(A) IBSA (B) EU

(C) OPEC (D) BRIC(E) SAARC

13. As reported in some news-papers/magazines some banks have decided to install Biometric ATMs so that fraudulent

withdrawals can be prevented. Bio-metric ATMs will be able to do so as it also checks1. Signatures of the card holdes.2. Finger prints of the card holders.3. Skin colour of the card holders.

(A) Only (1)

(B) Only (2)(C) Only (3)

(D) Both (1) and (3)

(E) All (1), (2) and (3)

14. Which of the following schemes is launched specifically for helping Senior Citizens to avail loan by mortgage of their

residential property ?

(A) English mortgage scheme

(B) Senior Capital Loan scheme

(C) Reverse Mortgage Loan scheme

(D) DEMAT Account Scheme

(E) None of these

15. Who amongst the following received the Nobel Prize 2007 for Medicine ?1. Martin Evans

2. Mario Capecchi

3. Oliver Smiths

(A) Only (1)(B) Only (2)(C) Only (3)(D) Both (1) and (3)

(E) All (1), (2) and (3) jointly

16. A summit of which of the following two countries took place for the first time recently which is being considered a big

leap in the direction of diffusing conflict between them from last 50 years ?

(A) China-Russia(B) Vietnam-USA

(C) China-Pakistan

(D) Russia-USA

(E) South-Korea-North Korea


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23. The imports of which of the following items from Indiahas been lesser than its Exports of the same during 2007-08 ?

(A) Oil (B) Chemicals

(C) Steel (D) Tea

(E) None of these

24. The Planning commission of India decided to fix the target growth of GDP during 11th Five year plan at 9%. What was the

growth rate in 10th plan period ?

(A) 4% (B) 8%

(C) 55% (D) 76%

(E) 67%

1. (d) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (a)

6. (D) 7. (D) 8. (D) 9. (E) 10. (A)11. (B) 12. (e) 13. (e) 14. (c) 15. (e)

16. (E) 17. (e) 18. (a) 19. (b) 20. (c)

21. (e) 22. (A) 23. (D) 24. (B)

1. Who amongst the following does not belong to political party which is normally referred as left front?

(A) Prakash Karat(B) A.B.Bardhan

(C) D.Raju(D) T.J.Chandrachoodan

(E) M.Veerappa Moily

Ans (E) M.Veerappa Moily is a congress leader.

2. Sujat and Balsara villages were in news recently as breach in main Narmada Canal made them flooded. Both these villagesare in which of the following States?(A) Maharashtra

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Gujarat(D) Rajasthan

(E) None of these

Ans (C)

3. As per the estimates given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) the Indian Economy will grow at which of the following

rates in 2008 ?

(A) 7%

(B) 7.5%

(C) 8%

(D) 8.5%


4. Which of the following is NOT one of the recommendations of the committee setup on Financial Sector Reforms under the

Chairmanship of Raghuram G.Rajan ?

(1) Give more freedoms to banks to setup branches and ATMS anywhere

(2) Setup an office of financial ombudsmen(3) All deposits taking institutions should be free from the supervision of the RBI(A) Only 1(B) only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1,2 & 3

(E) Only 2 & 3

Ans (A)

5. The Govt. of which of the following States has formed a Fisherman Debt Commission and a moratorium has been placed on

proceedings relating to all debts incured by poor fisherman from banks and coperatives ?

(A) West Bengal

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(C) Orissa

(D) Karnataka

(E) None of these

Ans (B)

6. Federal Reserves is the Central Bank of ___

(A) Britain

(B) U.S.A.

(C) Japan

(D) Canada(E) ChinaAns (B)

7. Which of the following was the issue over which one section of the UPA withdrew its support and Union Govt. headed byDr. Man Mohan Singh was required to prove its majority in the Lok Sabha ?

(1) Inflation , which was on a rise consistently for some time

(2) Reservations of Gurjarrs in Govt. jobs

(3) Nuclear deal with USA

(A) Only 1

(B) only 2(C) Only 3

(D) Both 1 & 2(E) Only 2 & 3

Ans (C)

8. As a gesture to promote denuclearization and also to end nuclear arms programme the cooling tower of a nuclear complexsituated in "Youngbyon" was demolished recently. This nuclear complex is in which of the following countries ?(A) South Korea(B) Iran

(C) China

(D) North Korea(E) None of these

Ans (D)

9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps on modifying various rates / ratios to keep the flow of liquidity in the market in abalanced situation . Which of the following rates/ratios/indexes is NOT directly controlled by the RBI ?

(A) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

(B) Bank Rate

(C) Repo Rate

(D) Reserve Repo Rate

(E) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

Ans (E)

10. China has signed an agreement with which of the following countries, which will help both the parties to make the EastChina Sea "a sea of peace, co-operation and friendship" ?

(A) North Korea

(B) South Korea

(C) Japan(D) Russia(E) All of theseAns (C)

11. The former President of which of the following countries has taken over as the Prime Minister of the nation in May 2008 ?

(A) Venezuela

(B) Russia

(C) Uganda(D) Tanzania

(E) None of these

Ans (B)


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(B) NPA

(C) Credit Rating

(D) Fixed

(E) PURA

Ans (E)

8. Banking Sector will fall under which of the following sectors?

(A) Agriculture Sector

(B) Service Sector

(C) Manufacturing(D) Industrial Sector(E) None of theseAns (B)

9. An account in which trading of shares in their electronic form is done is known as _____

(A) Demat Account

(B) NRI Account

(C) NRIO Account

(D) Current Account

(E) None of theseAns (A)

10. Which of the following is NOT a measure of the Risk Management in Banks ?

(A) CRR

(B) RTGS

(C) SLR(D) Deposit Insurance(E) All are the measures of risk managementAns (B)

11. The foreign Direct Investment this year in India reached to the level of about US $ 3.74 billion. In comparison to last yearsinvestment the increase is About _______

(A) 50 %

(B) 100%

(C) 125 %(D) 200 %

(E) 250 %

Ans (C)

12. The duration of which of the following Policies / Schemes is from 2004-2009 ?

(A) Foreign Trade Policy

(B) 11th Five Year Plan(C) 10th Five Year Plan

(D) National Rural Guarantee Act(E) None of these

Ans (A)

13. Which of the following test is conducted to know if a sportsman has taken any performance enhancing drugs ?(A) EEG(B) Narco Test(C) ELISA Test

(D) Mind mapping

(E) DOPE tEST

Ans (E)

14. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the IIFA Awards 2008 as Best Actress?(A) Shamita Shetty

(B) Rani Mukherjee

(C) Priyanka Chopra

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(E) Kareena Kapoor

Ans (E)

15. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "Toward a Hunger Free World" ?

(A) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam(B) Ashok Lahiri

(C) Amartya Sen

(D) M.S.Swaminathan

(E) None of these

Ans (D)

16. Which of the following awards is given in the field of cinema?(A) Kalidas Samman

(B) Dronacharya Award(C) Arjun Award

(D) Kalinga Award

(E) Dada Sahab Phalke Award

Ans (E)

17. Sudan recently cut its ralations with which of the following countries following an attack on Khartoum by a Darfur RebelGroup ?

(A) Chad(B) Uganda

(C) Libya

(D) Lebanon

(E) None of theseAns (A)

18. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society?

(A) Kareena Kapoor

(B) Jaya Bachchan(C) Shabana Azmi

(D) Sridevi

(E) None of these

Ans (E) Nafisa Ali

19. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of an autonomous organization under Ministry of Rural Development ?

(A) NIMI

(B) IGNOU

(C) CAPART

(D) NPCIL

(E) ICRPAns (C)

20. World's largest oil reserves (about 2/3rd) are located in ____

(A) Russia

(B) Middle East

(C) Africa(D) Europe(E) CanadaAns (B)

21. Who amongst the following is the author of "Animal People" which was adjudged as the Best Book of the Year?

(A) V.S.Naipaul

(B) Indra Sinha

(C) William Darlymple(D) Bill Clinton

(E) John Banville

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22. What is India's rating in the "Doing Business Report" prepared by the World Bank ?

(A) 55th

(B) 80th

(C) 100th

(D) 120th(E) None of these

Ans (D) According to 2008 India's rating in the "Doing Business Report" prepared by the World Bank was 120th but to 2009

India's rating in the "Doing Business Report" prepared by the World Bank is 122nd position.

23. Which of the following term related with the game of Cricket ?(A) Grand Slam(B) Half Nelson(C) Ashes

(D) Screen(E) Love

Ans (C)

24. The Russian President visited China in May 2008 and signed a deal for the security of which of the following?

(A) Global Energy

(B) China Sea(C) Intellectual Property Rights of the Chinese Scientists

(D) Nuclear installation in China(E) None of these

Ans (D)

25. Which of the following Programmes / Schemes of the Govt. of India is NOT directly elated with agriculture activities ?(A) Drought Prone Areas Programmes (DPAP)(B) Promotion of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)(C) Integrated Westlands Development Programme (IWDP)

(D) ANNAPURNA

(E) Desert Development Programme (DDP)Ans (D)

1. Oscar Awards are given for the excellence in the field of -

(A) films(B) Literature

(C) Sports

(D) Politics

(E) Status

ANS (A)

2. Which of the following is not a food crop ?

(A) Wheat(B) Barley

(C) Maize

(D) Gram

(E) CottonANS (E)

3. Union Budget always presented first in -

(A) The Loksabha

(B) The Rajyasabha

(C) Joint session of Parliament

(D) Meeting of the Union cabinet

(E) The State AssembliesANS (A)

4. The Government of India has earmarked about Rs. 70,000 crore in Union

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(A) Children who are bonded labour

(B) Persons working in hazardous industries

(C) Farmers

(D) People living below poverty line

(E) None of theseANS (E)

5. Jose Louise has taken over as the prime minister of -

(A) France

(B) Argentina(C) Spain(D) New zealand(E) Italy

ANS (C)

6. The conference of Economic/ Finance Ministers of ASEAN was held recently

in -

(A) Jakarta

(B) Bali

(C) New Delhi(D) Tokyo

(E) IslamabadANS (B)

7. Which of the following International forums/ organizations has made a

decision of not to go for reckless lending ?(A) G-7(B) G-8(C) SAARC

(D) World Bank

(E) IMFANS (E)

8.Mahmood Ahmadinejad who was in India on an official visit recently is the -

(A) Prime Minister of Iraq(B) President of Iran

(C) Prime Minister of Iran

(D) President of Iraq

(E) None of these

ANS (B)

9. India recently started "Maitree Express" to which of the followingdestinations ?

(A) Islamabad(B) Karanchi

(C) Dhaka

(D) Kathmandu

(E) None of theseANS (C)

10. The first ever General elction took place in which of the following

countries in Indian sub-continent ?

(A) Bhutan

(B) China

(C) Pakistan

(D) Bangladesh(E) Sri Lanka

ANS (A)

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economy in India for the fiscal year ended March 2008 has been at which of

the following levels ? About -

(A) 6 %

(B) 6.5 %

(C) 7 %(D) 7.5 %

(E) 9 %

ANS (E)

12. Name of B.S.Yeddyurappa was recently in news as he has taken over asthe -(A) Governor of Karnataka(B) Chief Minister of Karnataka

(C) Governor of Andhra Pradesh(D) Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

(E) None of these

ANS (B)

13. The Govt. of India Planning to put up a bill in the parliament to ensure

free and compulsory education for all those who are of the age of -(A) 3 Years

(B) 5 Years(C) 6-14 Years

(D) 12-20 Years

(E) Upto 21 Years

ANS (C)

14. "World No Tobacco Day" is observed on which of the following days ?(A) Ist May

(B) 10th May

(C) 21st May(D) 31 st May

(E) 1st June

ANS (D)

15. Late Vijay Tendulkar who died recently was a famous -

(A) Social Work

(B) Politician

(C) Sportsman

(D) Play Wright

(E) None of these

ANS (D)

16. Mnay times we read in newspapers about the GM Crops.What is the full form of GM ?(A) Genetically Marketed

(B) Genetically Modified

(C) Green & Moisturious

(D) Globally Marketed(E) None of theseANS (B)

17. Barack Obama whose name was in news recently is from which of the

following countries ?

(A) UK

(B) USA

(C) France(D) Italy

(E) None of these

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18. Which of the following is an Oscar winning documentary on climate change in which former US Vice President Al Gore has

featured as a narrator ?

(A) An inconvenient truth

(B) The Sea

(C) Road to prediction(D) Remember My Name

(E) None of these

ANS (A)

19. Defence minister from 27 nations recently gathered at which of the following places to discuss security amongst thecountries of Asia Pacific Region ?(A) Beijing(B) New Delhi

(C) Singapore(D) Kuala Lumpur

(E) None of these

ANS (C)

20. Who amongst the following is NOT a Lawn Tennis Player ?

(A) Serena Williams(B) Katarina Srebotnik

(C) Andy Murray(D) Nichlas Almagro

(E) Ricky Ponting

ANS (E)

21. The head office of the Stae Bank Of India is located in -(A) Kolkat(B) New Delhi

(C) Pune

(D) Ahmedabad(E) None of these

ANS (E) Mumbai

22. Which of the following is NOT the name of the sensitive index of anyglobal stock exchange ?

(A) Nasdaq

(B) Nikkei

(C) Kospi

(D) Dow

(E) Combix

ANS (E)

23. Mnay times we read the term 'ECB'in financial newspapers.What is the fullform of 'ECB'?

(A) Essential Commercial Borrowing

(B) Essential Credit & Borrowing

(C) External Credit & Business(D) External Commercial Borrowing(E) None Of TheseANS (D)

24. Who amongst the following is the new face in Union Cabinet after it was reshuffled recently ?

(A) Mnai Shankar Aiyer

(B) Rahul Gandhi

(C) Priyanka(D) Jyotiraditya Scindia

(E) None of these

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25. Who amongst the following has taken over as the chief minister of Nagaland ?

(A) Manik Sarkar

(B) Dinesh Nandan Sahay

(C) P.Longon

(D) K.Shankaranarayanan(E) None of these

ANS (E)

1.Regulations that arise to ensure that firms take responsibility for the social costs of their products or production processesstem from which reason for government legislation of business?

(a) To protect companies from each other

(b) To protect consumers from unfair business practices

(c) To protect the interests of society

(d) To protect businesses from unfair consumer demands

Answer : C

2.A three-day cooling off period in which buyers can cancel a contract after re-thinking it is to protect the consumer

fromAnswer :

(a) creative selling (b) high pressure selling (c) detail selling (d) hard core selling

Answer : B

3.One of the most promising developments in multivariable segmentation is called _____ where a host of demographic andsocioeconomic factors are used(a) terragraphic segmentation (b) fermagraphic segmentation

(c) geothermy segmentation (d) geodemographic segmentation

Answer : D

4.One of the most common problems with using internal database information is thatAnswer :

(a) since it was probably collected for some other purpose, it may be incomplete or wrong.

(b) it is usually expensive to retrieve.(c) top executives are usually unwilling to relinquish data, therefore, the data has limits.

(d) the data is almost always unsecured and therefore, suspect as to reliability

Answer : A

5.The last stage in the selling process is the _____ stage.

(a) approach (b) handling objections (c) closing (d) follow-up

Answer : D

6.When Coca-Cola and Nestle formed a joint venture to market a ready-to-drink coffee and tea worldwide, the type of

marketing system that was formed would best be described as being a(n)Answer :

(a) vertical marketing system (b) parallel marketing system(c) diversified marketing system (d) horizontal marketing system

Answer : D

7.The major advantage ofsurvey research

is itsAnswer :

(a) simplicity (b) structure (c) organization (d) flexibility

Answer : D


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8.The _____ holds that consumers will favor products that are available and highly affordable (therefore, work on improving

production and distribution efficiency)

(a) product concept (b) production concept

(c) production cost expansion concept (d) marketing concept

Answer : B

9.A ____ is any activity or benefit offered for sale that is essentially intangible and does not result in the ownership ofanything

(a) demand (b) basic staple (c) product (d) service

Answer : D

10._____ is a persons distinguishing psychological characteristics that lead to relatively consistent and lasting responses to

his or her own environment

(a) Psychographics (b) Personality (c) Demographics (d) Lifestyle

Answer : B

11.The place in the business buying behavior model where interpersonal and individual influence might interact is called the

(a) environment (b) response (c) stimuli (d) buying center

Answer : D

12.The course of a products sales and profits over its lifetime is called(a) the sales chart (b) the dynamic growth curve

(c) the adoption cycle (d) the product life cycle

Answer : D

13.When companies make marketing decisions by considering consumers wants and the long-run interests of the company,

consumer, and the general population, they are practicing which of the following principles?(a) Innovative marketing (b) Consumer-oriented marketing

(c) Value marketing (d) Societal marketing

Answer : D

14.All of the following are thought to be sources if new product ideas EXCEPT.

(a) internal sources (b) customers (c) competitors (d) the local library

Answer : D

15.If Honda uses its company name to cover such different products as its automobiles, lawn mowers, and motorcycles, it is

practicing which of the following strategies?(a) new brand strategy (b) line extension strategy

(c) multibrand strategy (d) brand extension strategy

Answer : D

16.If a company (considering its options on the product/market expansion grid) chooses to move into different unrelated

fields (from what it has ever done before) with new products as a means to stimulate growth, the company would be

following which of the following general strategies?

(a) market penetration (b) market development

(c) product development (d) diversification

Answer : D


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17.When a marketing research organization chooses a segment of the population that represents the population as a whole,

they have chosen a _____

(a) group (b) bi-variant populat ion (c) sample (d) market target

Answer : C

18.Joining with foreign companies to produce or market products and services is called

(a) direct exporting (b) indirect exporting (c) licensing (d) joint venturing

Answer : D

19.If advertising constantly sends out messages about materialism, sex, power, and status, which of the following categoriesof social criticism most closely matches this problem?

(a) Too much advertising (b) Too few social goods

(c) Cultural pollution (d) Too much political power

Answer : C

20.A(n) ____ is a name, term, sign, symbol, or design, or a combination of these that identifies the marker or seller of aproduct or service.

(a) product feature (b) sponsorship (c) brand (d) logo

Answer : C

21.If an advertiser wants flexibility, timeliness, good local market coverage, broad acceptability and high believability, theadvertiser will probably choose which of the following mass media types?

(a) Newspapers (b) Television (c) Direct Mail (d) Radio

Answer : A

22.When producers, wholesalers, and retailers as a unified system, they comprise a

(a) conventional marketing system (b) power-based marketing system (c) horizontal marketing system (d) vertical marketing

system

Answer : D

23.The type of trade-promotion discount in which manufacturers agree to reduce the price to the retailer in exchange for the

retailers agreement to feature the manufactures products in some way is called

(a) discount (b) allowance (c) premium (d) rebate

Answer : B

24.The study of human populations in terms of size, density, location, age, gender, race, occupation, and other statistics is

calledAnswer :

(a) Geothermy (b) Demography (c) Ethnography (d) Hemos-popography

Answer : B

25.Today, advertising captures about ___ percent of total promotion spending

(a) 15 (b) 23 (c) 29 (d) 33

Answer : B

26.The process that turns marketing strategies and plans into marketing actions in order to accomplish strategic marketing

objectives is calledAnswer :

(a) Marketing strategy (b) Marketing control

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Answer : D

27.The goal of the marketing logistics system should be to provideAnswer :(a) a targeted level of promotional support.(b) a targeted level of customer service at the least cost.

(c) a targeted level of transportation expense ratio.

(d) a targeted level of field support.

Answer : B

28.The practice of going after a large share of a smaller market or subsets of a few markets is calledAnswer :

(a) undifferentiated marketing (b) differentiated marketing

(c) concentrated marketing (d) turbo marketing

Answer : C

29.The shrinking of distances due to technological advance such as computer and fax connections by telephone, are one

characteristic of what new challenge to marketing?

(a) Rapid globalization

(b) The changing world economy

(c) The call for more socially responsible marketing(d) The micro-chip revolution

Answer : A

30.If Mark Mars pays Hershey Foods Corporation for the right to use their name on his line of T-shirts, then Mr. Mars is using

which type of branding?

(a) Licensed brand (b) Manufacturers brand

(c) Private brand (d) Co-brand

Answer : A

31.If your company were to make light bulbs to be used in photocopies, you would most likely be selling to a ______ market.

(a) reseller (b) business (c) government (d) service

Answer : B

32._____ has the advantage of being high in selectivity; low cost, immediacy, and interactive capabilities

(a) Direct Mail (b) Outdoor (c) Online (d) Radio

Answer : C

33.If your company were to make a product such as a suit of clothes and sold that product to a retailer, your company would

have sold to the _______market.

(a) reseller (b) business (c) government (d) service

Answer : A

34.In 1985, the Coca-Cola Company made a classic marketing blunder with its deletion of its popular Coca-Cola product andintroduction of what it called New Coke. Analysts now believe that most of the companys problems resulted from poor

marketing research. As the public demanded their old Coke back, the company relented and reintroduced Coca-Cola Classic

(which has regained and surpassed its former position) while New Coke owns only 0.1 percent of the market. Which of the

following marketing research mistakes did coca-Cola make?(a) They did not investigate pricing correctly and priced the product too high.

(b) They defined not investigate dealer reaction and had inadequate distribution.(c) They defined their marketing research problem too narrowly

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Answer : C

35.Marketers are sometimes accused of deceptive practices that lead consumers to believe they will get get more value thanthey actually do. ____ includes practices such as falsely advertising factory

general knwledge

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