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Q.1 The minimum interest rate fixed by individual banks below which they cannot lend funds is called?

A. Repo Rate

B. SLR

C. Base Rate 

D. Reverse Repo Rate

E. None of these

Q.2 The minimum interest rate fixed by individual banks below which they cannot lend funds is called? A

A. Repo Rate

B. SLR

C. Base Rate

D. Reverse Repo Rate

E. None of these

Q.3 In which of the following accounts the amounts are deposited and are withdrawn as per the requirement of the customers?

A. Fixed deposit accounts

B. Current accounts

C. Savings bank accounts

D. Recurring deposit accounts

E .None of these

Q.4 Where is the Central Drug Research Institute located?

A. Kanpur

B. Jaipur

C. Chennai

D. Lucknow

E. Hyderabad

Q.5 Who is the author of the book Alice in Wonderland?

A. Lewis Carroll

B. Victor Hugo

C. Leo Tolstoy

D. Maxim Gorky

E. None of these

Q.6 Which of the following terms is not used in the game of hockey?

A. Scoop

B. Bully

C. Penalty Corner

D. Centre Pass

E. Deuce

Q.7 The headquarters of the World Bank is located in?

A. New York

B. Geneva

C. Paris

D. Washington

E. Manila

Q.8 Which of the following awards is presented annually by the Government of Madhya Pradesh in the fields of Classical Music, Classical Dance, Theatre and Plastic Arts?

A. Saraswati Samman

B. G.D.Birla Award

C. Kalidas Samman

D. Vyas Samman

E. Shanti Swarup

Q.9 Which of the following is the currency of South Korea?

A. Taka

B. Peso

C. Ngultrum

D. Won

E. Kip

Q.10 Who is known as the "Father of Indian Nuclear Programme"?

A. Satish Dhawan

B. Vikram Sarabhai

C. Homi J. Bhabha

D. C.V.Raman

E. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Q.11 Business Correspondents (BCs) are used by banks to achieve?

A. Tax Collection

B. Industrial Development

C. Financial Inclusion

D. Infrastructure Development

E. None of these

Q.12 Which of the following is a foreign bank having branches in India?

A. Catholic Syrian bank

B. Federal Bank

C. Yes Bank

D. UCO Bank

E. Standard Chartered Bank

Q.13 Kalinga Prize is given for contribution in the field of?

A. Literature

B. Politics

C. Sports

D. Films

E. Science

Q.14 Which of the following trophies/cups is associated with Cricket?

A. Uber Cup

B. Thomas Cup

C. Nehru Gold Cup

D. DCM Cup

E. Cooch Behar Trophy

Q.15 River Thames flows through which of the following countries?

A. Germany

B. France

C. Portugal

D. England

E. Greece

Q.16 Akhlaq Mohammed Khan Shahryar passed away recently. He was a Jnanpith award winner in wh-ich of the following languages?

A. Hindi

B. Oriya

C. Urdu

D. Punjabi

E. Marathi

Q.17 Which of the following footballers won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot award after scoring three goals in the Championship?

A. Mario Gomez (Germany)

B. Mario Mandzukic(Croatia)

C. Mario Balotelli (Italy)

D. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)

D. Fernando Torres (Spain)

Q.18 Oscar Pistorius, known as the 'Blade Runner' because he runs on carbon fiber blades, has won the 2012 Laureus World Sports-person of the Year with a Disabi-lity Award. He belongs to which of the following countries?   

A. Sweden

B. Norway

C. Denmark

D. South Africa

E. Australia

Q.19 Which state has become the first state in the country to issue e-stamp papers in all denomi-nations?

A. Gujarat

B. Delhi

C. Karnataka

D. Maharashtra

E. West Bengal

Q.20 Operation Atlanta is undertaken by which of the following organizations to prevent and combat acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia?

A. NATO

B. UNO

C. EU

D. SAARC

E. FAO

Q.21 Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar has been appointed as United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon's Special Advisor on which of the following countries?

A. China

B. Pakistan

C. Afghanistan

D. Myanmar

E. Sri Lanka

Q.22 Who is the author of the book 'Last Man in Tower'?

A. Anita Desai

B. Kiran Desai

C. Aravind Adiga

D. Vikram Seth

E. Rahul Bhattacharya

Q.23 Which of the following honorary ranks has been given to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricket team captain, in the Territorial Army?

A. Captain

B. Major

C. Colonel

D. Major General

E. Lieutenant Colonel

Q.24 Who became the new Chief of Pakistan's spy agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) on March 9, 2012?

A. Hamid Gul

B. Asad Durrani

C. Nadeem Taj

D. Zaheer-ul-Islam

E. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

Q.25 Sherwood Rowland of America passed away recently. He won the 1995 Nobel Prize in which of the following disciplines?

A. Physics

B. Chemistry

C. Medicine

D. Economics

E. Literature

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