1.Who among the following is the chairman of National Knowledge Commission?
(A)Sam Pitroda
(B)Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan
(C)U. K. Sinha
2.Indian state-run explorer Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has recently hit gas with the Sundalbari-4 well. In which state is located Sundalbari-4?
(A)Assam
(B)Nagaland
(C)Tripura
3.Recently a Stress Test has shown that the Indian banking system is resilient to the shocks that may arise due to higher non-performing assets (NPAs) and the global economic crisis. Which of the following agency conducted these stress tests?
(A)World Bank
(B)International Monetary Fund
(C)Reserve Bank of India
4.What has been offered in the recent road shows for NELP-VIII?
(A)70 blocks offered in NELP-VIII and 10 coal bed methane blocks
(B)80 blocks offered in NELP-VIII and 15 coal bed methane blocks
(C)60 blocks offered in NELP-VIII and 10 coal bed methane blocks
5.The Incheon International Airport which has been voted as the world's best airport in 2009 according to the latest passenger satisfaction rankings conducted by Skytrax, is located in which of the following cities?
(A)Pyongyang, North Korea
(B)Seoul , South Korea
(C)Tokyo, Japan
6.In the recently announced Foreign Trade Policy 2009-14, India has set which of the following exports target to achieve by March 2011?
(A)$ 180 Billion
(B)$ 200 Billion
(C)$ 250 Billion
7.India has presently only one diamond bourse which is located at the following place?
(A)Surat
(B)Mumbai
(C)Ahmedabad
8.Which among the following sentences is correct regarding the diamond Industry of India?
(A)India is the largest producer of rough / uncut diamonds
(B)India is the largest diamond cutting centre of the world
(C)India's First diamond bourse in Mumbai became functional in 2008
9.Which of the following statements gives a correct info about using Free ATM transactions (Interbank) as per the latest rules by RBI ?
(A)six times a month and a upper limit of Rs 12,000 per ATM withdrawal
(B)ten times a month and a upper limit of Rs 20,000 per ATM withdrawal
(C)five times a month and a upper limit of Rs 10,000 per ATM withdrawal
10.To boost the country’s health infrastructure amid the outbreak of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, the government has recently decided to upgrade the premier National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) and rename it as _________?
(A)National Institute of Disease Control (NIDC)
(B)National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
(C)National Centre for Communicable Diseases (NCCD)
11.Who among the following has recently took over as the first chairperson of the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA), which is likely to start regulatory functions in the next few months?
(A)Yashwant S Bhave
(B)M Govinda Rao
(C)None of Them
12.The Maharastra government is marking 50 years of the state by planning 50 ambitious projects, including Asia’s tallest building in the capital. Which place has been chosen for this in Mumbai ?
(A)Nariman Point
(B)Colaba
(C)Wadala
13.Deep Joshi who was named along with five others for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2009, considered as Asia’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize has been conferred this prize for his work in ______?
(A)Rural Sanitation and Drinking Water
(B)Rain Water harvest technology in Rural Area
(C)development of rural communities
14.The Lok Sabha recently passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill, 2008, hailed as a “historic effort” to make free education a fundamental right for children. This bill aims to provide _________?
(A)free and compulsory education to children aged between 6 to 14 years
(B)reserve 25 per cent seats to weaker sections in private schools.
(C)Both of them
15.Recently the National Green Tribunal Bill, 2009, was introduced in the Lok Sabha which is likely to become law by November 2009. Which of the following are correct regarding the National Green Tribunal Bill? (choose the correct sentences)
(A)It will set up fast-track court for speedy disposal of environment-related civil cases
(B)It will have a mix of members with experience in the judiciary and environment expert, with benches across the country.
(C)The first bench of the tribunal will be in Dehradun.
16.Metro Railways (Amendment) Bill 2009 which was recently introduced in the Lok Sabha, aims at which of the following?
(A)to give legal cover for construction, operation and maintenance of metro rail systems.
(B)to extend metro construction work to Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Gurgaon in Haryana
(C)to bring Kolkata Metro under the aegis of the law
17.Which of the following authorities maintains the Rural infrastructure development fund (RIDF) ?
(A)Reserve Bank of India
(B)National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(C)Small Industries Development Bank of India
18.Over the years the SHG–bank linkage programme has emerged as the major microfinance programme in the country. The programme of linking self-help group (SHGs) of the rural poor with the banking system was launched as a pilot project in which year ?
(A)1998
(B)1996
(C)1992
19.The Kisan Credit Card scheme is being implemented in all the States and Union Territories by____?
(A)All commercial banks only
(B)All commercial banks, Regional Rural Banks & State co-operative banks
(C)all commercial banks, Regional Rural Banks, state co-operative banks, central co-operative banks, and primary agricultural co-operative societies.
20.Technology Up gradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) is related to which of the following industries?
(A)Textiles
(B)Pharmaceuticals
(C)Software


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But not sure of question numbver 8 : couldnt find it on net as some of them said Russia and some israel... Some reference would have been nice ...
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