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TEST VIII

1.Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity ?
A. Ordinary water
B. Sea water
C. Boiled water
D. Siatilled water
2.Poverty line is expressed in terms of an overall ?
A. Per capita income
B. Per capita consumption expenditure
C. Per capita entertainment expenditure
D. Per capita GDP
3.Who among the following is the auther of the English novel'The Namesake ?
A. Shobha De
B. jhumpa Lahiri
C. Shashi Tharoor
D. Upamanyu Chaterjee
4. The abbreviation 'UIDAI' stands for?
A. Unique Identification Division of all India
B. Unique Identification Department of Ancient India
C. Unique Identification Division of Ancient India
D. Unique Identification Authority of India
5. Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in Mandla district of ?
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Chattisgarh
D. Madhya Pradesh
6.At the official march past in the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics the Indian Contingent was led by
A. Shuttler Parupali Kashyap
B. Sushil Kumar
C. Paddler Soumyajit
D. Saina Nehwal
7. Who among the following Indian contestants in the 2012 London Olympics 10 meter air rifle event won a Bronze medal ?
A. Gagan Narang
B. Vijay Kumar
C. Sushil Kumar
D. Parupali Kashyap
8. Which of the following is a global international organisation dealing with the rules of trade between nations
A. IMF
B. IDA
C. UNO
D. WTO
8. Excise duty is the tax levied on ?
A. Production of goods
B. Import of goods
C. Sale of goods
D. Profits on sale of goods
10. Union budget is presented in the Parliament by the ?
A. Prime Minister
B. Commerce Minister
C. Minister for Parliamentary affairs
D. Union Finance Minister
11.In the Union budget for 2011-12,very Senior citizens were defined as those who are over
A.90 years of age
B. 85 years of age
C. 80 years of age
D. 75 years of age
12. A tax based on the value of the property/product is called ?
A. Fringe benefit tax
B. Value added tax
C. Minimum alternative tax
D. Turnover tax
13. Who is present Governor of Reserve Bank of India ?
A. Dr. D. Subbarao
B. Raghuram Rajan
C. Dr.V.Y.Reddy
D. Dr. K.C. Chakraborty
14. The term' public money 'refers to?
A. ATM/Credit Cards
B. Plustic-coated currency Note
C. Foreign currency note
D. Travellers Cheque
15. It is mandatory to quote the following identification number on all large value financial transaction ?
A. PAN number
B. Voter ID
C. PIN
D. Ration Card number
16. Which amongst the following typhoons hit the east coast of China on 8th August 2012 ?
A.Shaola.
B. Haikui
C. Damrey
D. Ferdie
17. The term 'FTZ' stands for ?
A. Free Trade Zone
B. Food Trade Zone
C. Foreign Trade Zone
D. Fiscal Trade Zone
18.Which one of the following is an American multinational retailer corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores ?
A. Wal-Mart
B. Alstom
C. Ikea
D. More
19. Who amongst the following is a Nobel Laureate in Economics ?
A. Kaushik Basu
B. Subir Gukarn
C. Dt.Amartya Sen
D. Montak Singh Ahhuwalia
20. Outlook.com is a new email service recently launched by ?
A. Google
B. Apple
C.Microsoft.
D. Rediff
21. Jamaikan sprinter Usain Bolt bagged Gold in the 2012 London Olympics in men's 100 meter race as he set a Olympic record of
A.10.23 seconds
B. 9.93 seconds
C. 9.63 seconds
D. 9.33 seconds
22. Who amongst the following was the legendary classical singer an exponant of the 'Khayal'form of singing who passed away in 2011?
A. Jagajit Sing
B. Arjun Singh
C. M.F Hussain
D. Bhupen Hazarika
23. Commonwealth games 2014 will be held at
A. Glassgow
B. Montreal
C. Queensland
D. Gold Coast
24. Who amongst the following is an American business magnate,investor and philanthropist,chairmen and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway who is widely considerd the most successful investor of the 20th century?
A. Duncan Fletcher
B. Warren Buffet
C. Warren Anderson
D. Nira Radia
25. On 8th August 2012 a 14 member 'Naresh Chandra'Task Force' has submitted to the Government of India its report relating to?
A. Electoral Reforms
B. Corruption
C. Black money
D. National security
26. A network of power lines that evacuates electricity from a generating station and which operate in a narrow frequency band is known as
A.Web
B. Mesh
C. Grid
D. Interlock
27.Which one of the following is a large ocean wave that is caused by sudden motion on the ocean floor which could be in the form of an earthquake ,volcanic eruption or an underwater landslide ?
A. El Nino
B. Lunar Eclipse
C. High Tide
D. Tsunami
28. The form 'TTr-1" is a form for filing
A. Income tax chalan
B. Excise Duty
C. Custom Duty
D. Income tax return
29. Which one of the following is not a viral disease?
A. Chiken Pox
B. Influenza
C. Epilepsy
D. Rabies
30. A new scheme has been announced in the budget 2012-13 giving tax exemptions to first time equity market investors.The scheme is titled as ?
A. Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
B. Rastriya Equity Savings Scheme
C. National Equity Savings Scheme
D. Indira Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme
31.In addition to India and China the following nations are also members of 'BRICS'
A.Bangladesh,Russia and Sri Lanka
B. Belgium,Romania and South Africa
C. Belgium,Russia and Saudi Arabia
D. Brazil,Russia and South Africa
32. Which of the following is a voluntary force raised to assist the police in controlling civil disturbance and communal riots?
A. Rapid Action Force
B. Central Industrial Security Force
C. National Security Guard
D. Home Guards
33.Who amongst the following is the modern day spiritual icon and founder of Art of living ?
A. Baba Ram Dev
B. Acharya Rajaneesh
C. Shri Narayan Guru
D. Shri Ravi Shankar
34. Who amongst the following is a recipent of Padma Vibhushan in 2012 ?
A. Jatin Das
B. Mario De Miranda
C. Mira Nair
D. Limba Ram
35. Which amongst the following is the National Flower of India ?
A. Rose
B. Jasmine
C. Lily
D. Lotus
36.Which of the following is not the name of a Space shuttle
A. Enterprise
B. Columbia
C. Iris
D. Discovery
37. Which of the following is effectively a tax on the carbon dioxide emission from burning fossil fuel ?
A. Fuel Surcharge
B. Carbon Surcharge
C. Carbon tax
D. Fuel tax
38.The term ATM stands for
A. Alternate to money
B. Automated Transaction Machine
C. Automated Teller Mode
D. Automated Teller Machine
39. Which of the following is a measure of the impact of our activities on the environment and in particular climate change?
A. Carbon Trajectory
B. Carbon Trail
C. Carbon Track
D. Carbon Footprint
40. Which of the following is a Statutory quasi-judicial authority mandated by the Parliament to preserve the freedom of press and maintain and improve the standards of newspapers ?
A. Press Trust of India
B. Press Information Bureau
C. United News of India
D.Press Council of India.