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1. Which of the following is the Currency of Bahrain ? .

(A) Peso

(B) Dinar

(D) Baht

Ans. B

2. Which of the following organisations/bodies formulates the rule of international trade .

(A) World Trade Organisation

(B) Asian Development Bank

(D) World Bank

Ans. A

3. Which of the following services is provided only by the Reserve Bank of India?.

(A) Compilation of economic data

(B) Issue of currency notes

(D) Sale of Demand Drafts

Ans. B

4. Which of the following Committees/Task Force was set up to suggest reforms in Banking Sector ? .

(A) Task Force on Infrastructure

(B) Narasimham Committee

(D) Swaminathan Committee

Ans. B

5. Pranab Mukherjee won the Presidential election against–.

(A) P. A. Sangma

(B) Pratibha Patil

(D) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Ans. A

6. ‘SEBI’ Tightens Consent Normswas the headline in some papers/magazines recently. What is the full form of SEBI ? .

(A) Secured Economy Bureau of India

(B) Small Economy Based Investment

(D) Severe Ecological Balance and Internet

Ans. C

7. Which of the following is the Capital of Australia? .

(A) Perth

(B) Sydney

(D) Hobart

Ans. C

8. Which of the following nations is not the member of OPEC ?.

(A) Algeria

(B) Iran

(D) France

Ans. D

9. Ms. Christine Lagarde is the– .

(A) Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

(B) President, World Bank

(D) Foreign Minister of Russia

Ans. A

10. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Football ? .

(A) Baseline

(B) Chop

(D) Drop Shot

Ans. C

11. Which of the following is a Public Sector Undertaking ?.

(A) AXIS Bank

(B) Reliance Power

(D) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Ans. D

12. Ms. Hillary Clinton who was on a visit to India in May 2012 is the Secretary of State of– .

(A) Britain

(B) France

(D) Germany

Ans. C

13. The 6th World Water Forum was organised in March 2012 in– .

(A) London

(B) Tokyo

(D) Marseilles

Ans. D

14. Which of the following countries had launched a Spy Satellite Kobalt-M in May 2012? .

(A) France

(B) China

(D) Russia

Ans. D

15. Which of the following countries is the newest member of the FIFA ? .

(A) South Sudan

(B) Bangladesh

(D) Chile

Ans. A

16. Which of the following is the name of a Patton Tank developed in India? .

(A) Agni

(B) Arjun

(D) Pawan

Ans. B

17. Jim Yong Kim has taken over as the new President of– .

(A) World Bank

(B) IMF

(D) UNESCO

Ans. A

18. How many members are nominated by the President of India to the Rajya Sabha ? .

(A) 5

(B) 6

(D) None of these

Ans. D

19. Which of the following is a food grain grown in India ? .

(A) Rose

(B) Mustard

(D) Paddy

Ans. D

20. Dr. D. Subbarao is a well known name in the field of–.

(A) Science & Technology

(B) Politics

(D) Literature

Ans. C

21. Viswanathan Anand is a world famous– .

(A) Cricket player

(B) Chess player

(D) Golf player

Ans. B

22. Which of the following is decided by the RBI? .

(A) Interest rate on time deposits

(B) Rent of safe deposit vaults

(D) Cash Reserve Ratio

Ans. D

23. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected for a period of– .

(A) 4 years

(B) 5 years

(D) 7 years

Ans. B

24. Which of the following Acts ensures that every child gets school education? .

(A) RTI Act

(B) RTE Act

(D) Govt. Grants

Ans. B

25. Which of the following books is written by Anita Desai ? .

(A) Where Shall We Go This Summer

(B) A General and His Army

(D) Between Hope and History

Ans. A

26. Which of the following Awards is given to Cine persons for their life time achievement ? .

(A) Saraswati Samman

(B) Kalidas Samman

(D) Dada Saheb Phalke Award

Ans. D

27. Commonwealth Games-2014 will be organised in– .

(A) London

(B) New Delhi

(D) Toronto

Ans. C

28. Who among the following is a Cabinet Minister in Union Cabinet? .

(A) Sachin Pilot

(B) Milind Deora

(D) Rahul Gandhi

Ans. C

29. Which of the following statements is true about Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana launched by the Government of India? .

(A) This scheme is only for children upto 14 years of age

(B) Scheme was launched in 1983 but was withdrawn in 2000

(D) None of these

Ans. D

30. What does the letter ‘C’ denote in the term ‘CBS’ as used in banking operations ? .

(A) Central

(B) Critical

(D) Core

Ans. D

31. Who among the following is the Foreign Secretary of India at present ? .

(A) Ajit Seth

(B) S. K. Tripathi

(D) None of these

Ans. D

32. Who among the following was a famous author of Sanskrit language ? .

(A) Kalidas

(B) Mirabai

(D) Jaidev

Ans. C

33. Deepika Kumari’s name is associated with– .

(A) Swimming

(B) Archery

(D) Golf

Ans. B

34. Which of the following countries has imposed new sanctions on Iran and Syria? .

(A) India

(B) Sri Lanka

(D) USA

Ans. D

35. Which of the following places in India does not have a nuclear power plant? .

(A) Narora

(B) Rawatbhata

(D) Kalpakkam

Ans. C

36. Who among the following is from Trinamool Congress Party ? .

(A) Srikant Jena

(B) Navin Jindal

(D) Dinesh Trivedi

Ans. D

37. Which of the following terms is not associated with banking/finance? .

(A) RTGS

(B) SLR

(D) LBW

Ans. D

38. Oscar Awards are given in the field of– .

(A) Economics

(B) Social Service

(D) Literature

Ans. C

39. Which of the following Cups/Trophies is associated with the game of Cricket? .

(A) Ranji Trophy

(B) Davis Cup

(D) Nehru Trophy

Ans. A

40. Which of the following is a Union Territory of India ? .

(A) Uttarakhand

(B) Chandigarh

(D) Kerala

Ans. B

41. The ……… is the box that houses the most important parts of a computer system..

(A) software

(B) hardware

(D) system unit

(E) None of these

Ans. D

42. Information on a computer is stored as what ?.

(A) Analog data

(B) Digital data

(D) Watts data

Ans. b

43. Information on a computer is stored as what ?.

(A) Analog data

(B) Digital data

(D) Watts data

(E) None of these

Ans. B

44. , BASIC, COBOL and Java are examples of ……… languages..

(A) low-level

(B) computer

(D) high-level

(E) None of these

Ans. D

45. Most Web sites have a main page, the ………, which acts as a doorway to the rest of the Web site pages..

(A) search engine

(B) home page

(D) URL

(E) None of these

Ans. B

46. An email account includes a storage area, often called a(n)—.

(A) attachment

(B) hyperlink

(D) IP address

(E) None of these

Ans. C

47. What type of computer could be found in a digital watch ?.

(A) Mainframe computer

(B) Supercomputer

(D) Notebook computer

(E) None of these

Ans. C

48. What is a modem connected to ?.

(A) Processor

(B) Mother board

(D) Phone line

(E) None of these

Ans. D

49. A(n) ……… is a collection of information that determines which files you can access and which settings you use..

(A) network

(B) user account

(D) file system

(E) None of these

Ans. B

50. The space in your computer that loads and works with data—.

(A) cache memory

(B) CPU

(D) RAM memory

(E) ROM memory

Ans. D

51. . ……… hard drives are permanently located inside the system unit and are not designed to be removed, unless they need to be repaired or replaced..

(A) Static

(B) Internal

(D) Remove

(E) None of these

Ans. B

52. A computer ……… consists of two or more computers and other devices that are connected for the purpose of sharing data and programs..

(A) network

(B) system

(D) device

(E) None of these

Ans. A

53. The taskbar is located—.

(A) on the Start menu

(B) at the bottom of the screen

(D) at the top of the screen

(E) None of these

Ans. B

54. Once information is input into a computer, it becomes—.

(A) objects

(B) data

(D) facts

(E) None of these

Ans. B

55. Generally, you access the Recycle Bin through an icon located—.

(A) on the desktop

(B) on the hard drive

(D) in the Properties dialog box

(E) None of these

Ans. A

56. Computer programs are written in a high-level programming language; however, the humanreadable version of a program is called—.

(A) cache

(B) instruction set

(D) word size

(E) None of these

Ans. C

57. The Recycle Bin stores discarded items until—.

(A) another user logs on

(B) the computer is shut down

(D) you empty it

(E) None of these

Ans. D

58. A ……… is a collection of information saved as a unit..

(A) folder

(B) file

(D) file extension

(E) None of these

Ans. B

59. Input, output, and processing devices grouped together represent a(n)—.

(A) mobile device

(B) information processing cycle

(D) computer system

(E) None of these

Ans. D

60. One thousand bytes is a—.

(A) kilobyte

(B) megabyte

(D) terabyte

(E) None of these

Ans. E

61. What part of the computer provides only temporary storage of files ?.

(A) ROM memory

(B) RAM memory

(D) Mother board

(E) Processor

Ans. B

62. A(n) ……… backup contains a copy of every program, data, and system file on a computer..

(A) restoration

(B) bootstrap

(D) full

(E) None of these

Ans. D

63. Every component of your computer is either—.

(A) application software or system software

(B) software or CPU/RAM

(D) input devices or output devices

(E) None of these

Ans. C

64. A blinking symbol on the screen that shows where the next character will appear—.

(A) delete key

(B) arrow key

(D) return key

(E) Esc key

Ans. C

65. Being ……… means being familiar enough with computers that you understand their capabilities and limitations..

(A) computer literate

(B) computer competent

(D) technology literate

(E) None of these

Ans. A

66. Which of the following could you do to remove a paragraph from a report you had written ?.

(A) Delete and edit

(B) Copy and paste

(D) Undo typing

(E) Highlight and delete

Ans. E

67. The computer monitor is which type of device ?.

(A) Scanning

(B) Input

(D) Software

(E) Output

Ans. E

68. The arrow keys can be used to—.

(A) delete text

(B) move the cursor in the text that has already been entered

(D) move the cursor while deleting text

(E) None of these

Ans. B

69. Numbers in table columns are usually—.

(A) right-aligned

(B) left-aligned

(D) centered

(E) None of these

Ans. A

70. To indent the first paragraph of your report, you should use this key—.

(A) esc

(B) space bar

(D) shift key

(E) tab key

Ans. E

71. Each box in a spreadsheet is called a—.

(A) cell

(B) empty space

(D) field

(E) table

Ans. A

72. A small picture that represents something on your screen…such as a(n)—.

(A) table

(B) application

(D) modem

(E) icon

Ans. E

73. When a file is saved for the first time—.

(A) a copy is automatically printed

(B) file name and folder name must be the same

(D) it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed

(E) it must be given a name to identify it

Ans. E

74. Example of non-numeric data is—.

(A) Employee Name

(B) Test score

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans. A

75. Which type of file is created by word processing programs ?.

(A) Database file

(B) Storage file

(D) Document file

(E) Graphical file

Ans. D

76. The information you put into the computer is called—.

(A) directory

(B) facts

(D) files

(E) output

Ans. C

77. This can be another word for program—.

(A) peripheral

(B) disk

(D) hardware

(E) software

Ans. E

78. If a previously saved file is edited—.

(A) it cannot be saved again

(B) the changes will automatically be saved in the file

(D) its name must be changed

(E) the file must be saved again to store the changes

Ans. E

79. Mr. XYZ wants to send an electronic message to a friend. He should use this type of application—.

(A) word processing

(B) email

(D) paper and pencil

(E) None of these

Ans. B

80. To print a document—.

(A) select the Print command and then select OK

(B) select the Ready Printer command then select OK

(D) close the document, select the Print command, then select OK

(E) None of these

Ans. A

81. Each ……… on a menu performs a specific action..

(A) client

(B) server

(D) command

(E) folder

Ans. D

82. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?.

(A) Shobha De

(B) M. S. Dhoni

(D) Shreya Ghosal

(E) Milind Deora

Ans. A

83. Which of the following services is not provided by a bank ?.

(A) Transfer of money

(B) Corporate loans

(D) Sale of Demand Drafts

(E) Savings Bank Account

Ans. C

84. Which of the following is the currency of China ?.

(A) Yen

(B) Taka

(D) Pesso

(E) Yuan

Ans. E

85. Which organization is called Bankers’ Bank ?.

(A) Ministry of Finance

(B) Reserve Bank of India

(D) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

(E) All Nationalised Banks

Ans. B

86. Which of the following is not an agricultural product ?.

(A) Tea

(B) Jowar

(D) Apple

(E) Calcium

Ans. E

87. Which of the following is the capital of Manipur ?.

(A) Shillong

(B) Guwahati

(D) Darjeeling

(E) Imphal

Ans. E

88. Which of the following terms is used in the field of banking & finance ?.

(A) Surface Tension

(B) Know Your Customer

(D) Friction

(E) Bohr Theory

Ans. B

89. Which of the following is a very popular name in the field of literature ?.

(A) Shahrukh Khan

(B) Abhishek Bachchan

(D) Sania Mirza

(E) Chetan Bhagat

Ans. E

90. Who among the following is a famous cine actor/actress ?.

(A) Kiran Desai

(B) Vikram Chandra

(D) V. V. S. Laxman

(E) Pankaj Advani

Ans. C

91. Who was the first Prime Minister of India ?.

(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) Smt. Sarojini Naidu

(E) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans. B

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

(A) Axis Bank

(B) ICICI Bank

(D) Standard Chartered Bank

(E) Syndicate Bank

Ans. D

93. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Union Cabinet at present ?.

(A) Shri S. M. Krishna

(B) Shri P. Chidambaram

(D) Shri Kamal Nath

(E) None of these

Ans. A

94. Which of the following is the host city of Olympic 2012 ?.

(A) Dhaka

(B) Moscow

(D) Athens

(E) London

Ans. E

95. Which is the capital of Nepal ?.

(A) Birat Nagar

(B) Kathmandu

(D) Gorakhpur

(E) Siwan

Ans. B

96. Which of the following is not the name of a country ?.

(A) Bahrain

(B) Chile

(D) Fiji

(E) Euro

Ans. E

97. Which scheme is launched by the Govt. of India to make Indian Metros/Cities Slum free ?.

(A) Indira Awas Yojana

(B) Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana

(D) ASHA

(E) Bharat Nirman

Ans. B

98. Which of the following is a method of irrigation used in many countries ?.

(A) Sprinkler

(B) Budding

(D) Fatterning

(E) Bubbling

Ans. A

99. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan at present ?.

(A) Shri Ashok Gehlot

(B) Smt. Vasundhara Raje Scindia

(D) Shri Kamal Nath

(E) None of these

Ans. A

100. Which of the following rivers does not flow in India ?.

(A) Beas

(B) Satluj

(D) Narmada

(E) Amazon

Ans. E

101. Which of the following is also used to make sugar/jaggery ?.

(A) Date palm

(B) Apple

(D) Banana

(E) Sapota

Ans. A

102. Which of the following is not the name of a game played at international level ?.

(A) Billiards

(B) Golf

(D) Judo

(E) Tofu

Ans. E

103. What does the letter ‘A’ denote in the term ‘VAT’, the name of a tax levied by the Govt. of India ?.

(A) Added

(B) Applied

(D) Attracted

(E) Allocated

Ans. A

104. Islamabad is the capital of—.

(A) Pakistan

(B) Afghanistan

(D) Iraq

(E) Iran

Ans. A

105. Which of the following is a major Tea producing state in India ?.

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(D) Assam

(E) Punjab

Ans. D

106. Who among the following is the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India at present ?.

(A) Dr. K. C. Chakraborty

(B) Mr. U. K. Sinha

(D) Shri Anand Sinha

(E) None of these

Ans. C

107. Which is a Nationalised Bank ?.

(A) Yes Bank

(B) Axis Bank

(D) Bank of Maharashtra

(E) Karnataka Bank

Ans. D

108. Which of the following is not grown as a vegetable ? .

(A) Spinach

(B) Cauliflower

(D) Mango

(E) Cabbage

Ans. D

109. Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul ?.

(A) My Story

(B) My Life

(D) A House for Mr. Bishwas

(E) A Himalayan Love Story

Ans. D

110. Who among the following is a famous cartoonist ?.

(A) Barkha Dutt

(B) Saeed Naqvi

(D) R. K. Laxman

(E) M. F. Hussain

Ans. D

111. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of cricket ?.

(A) Love

(B) Capture

(D) Kick

(E) Punch

Ans. C

112. Who is the President of USA at present ?.

(A) Hillary Clinton

(B) Barack Obama

(D) Bill Clinton

(E) None of these

Ans. B

113. ‘Wimbledon Trophy’ is associated with the game of—.

(A) Football

(B) Hockey

(D) Lawn Tennis

(E) Badminton

Ans. D

114. Which of the following is a Union Territory ?.

(A) Assam

(B) Meghalaya

(D) Uttarakhand

(E) Pudduchery

Ans. E

115. Who among the following is not a member of the Parliament at present ?.

(A) Smt. Sushma Swaraj

(B) Shri Rahul Gandhi

(D) Shri Anna Hazare

(E) Shri Sharad Pawar

Ans. D

116. In India we do not see a currency note of—.

(A) Rs. 10,000

(B) Rs. 1,000

(D) Rs. 50

(E) Rs. 20

Ans. A

117. Famous Hawa Mahal is located in—.

(A) Lucknow

(B) Udaipur

(D) Bangalore

(E) Hyderabad

Ans. C

118. Ritcher Scale is used for measuring which of the following ?.

(A) Electric current

(B) Intensity of Earthquakes

(D) Velocity of Sound

(E) Volume

Ans. B

119. Which is not an electronic company ?.

(A) Samsung

(B) Ambuja

(D) Voltas

(E) BPL

Ans. B

120. Which of the following is a Member of G-8 ?.

(A) India

(B) Pakistan

(D) Nepal

(E) Italy

Ans. E

121. Which is not a member of OPEC ?.

(A) Libya

(B) Iraq

(D) Iran

(E) Kuwait

Ans. C

122. Which of the following is a gas ?.

(A) Methane

(B) Sodium

(D) Phosphorous

(E) Potassium

Ans. A

123. Famous Ajanta Caves are in which state ?.

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Gujarat

(D) Orissa

(E) Uttar Pradesh

Ans. A

124. ‘Sensex’ is the Sensitive Index of—.

(A) Kolkata Stock Exchange

(B) Bombay Stock Exchange

(D) London Stock Exchange

(E) Tokyo Stock Exchange

Ans. B

125. Which of the following is not the capital of a state ?.

(A) Lucknow

(B) Chandigarh

(D) Samastipur

(E) Hyderabad

Ans. D

126. Which cup/trophy is associated with the game of cricket ?.

(A) DCM Cup

(B) Ranji Trophy

(D) Merdeka Cup

(E) Davis Cup

Ans. B

127. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy is the present President of—.

(A) Italy

(B) Germany

(D) Russia

(E) Greece

Ans. C

128. Which o f the following is an alloy ?.

(A) Gold

(B) Copper

(D) Thorium

(E) Zinc

Ans. C

129. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Economics ?.

(A) Atomic Number

(B) Lenz’s Law

(D) Devaluation

(E) Radiation

Ans. D

130. Which of the following is a Horticulture product ?.

(A) Sugarcane

(B) Wheat

(D) Cotton

(E) Jatropha

Ans. E

131. Which of the following is not a member of BRICS ?.

(A) Brazil

(B) Russia

(D) China

(E) South Africa

Ans. C

132. Which of the following are advantages of CD-ROM as a storage media ?.

(A) CD--ROM is an inexpensive way to store large amount of data and information

(B) CD-ROM disks retrieve data and information more quickly than magnetic disks do

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans. D

133. A ……… is the term used when a search engine returns a Web page that matches the search criteria..

(A) blog

(B) hit

(D) view

(E) success

Ans. C

134. The ……… is the term used to describe the window that is currently being used..

(A) Web Window

(B) display area

(D) active window

(E) monitor

Ans. D

135. CPU is an abbreviation for—.

(A) central programming unit

(B) central processing unit

(D) computer protocol unit

(E) central protocol unit

Ans. B

136. A microprocessor is the brain of the computer and is also called a(n)—.

(A) microchip

(B) macrochip

(D) calculator

(E) software

Ans. A

137. Storage and memory differ with respect to which of the following characteristics ?.

(A) Price

(B) Reliability

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans. D

138. What are two examples of freeware ?.

(A) WinZip and Linux

(B) Shareware and file sharing

(D) Instant messaging and the Google toolbar

(E) Microsoft Power Point and Microsoft Excel

Ans. D

139. If a disk drive fails but the computer application running and using it can continue processing, this application is said to have been designed with this feature—.

(A) 100 per cent uptime

(B) fault tolerance

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans. B

140. What is e-commerce ?.

(A) Buying and selling international goods

(B) Buying and selling products and services over the Internet

(D) Buying and selling products having to do with computers

(E) Buying and selling of electronic goods

Ans. B

141. What are the four things needed to connect to the Internet ?.

(A) Telephone line, modem, computer, and an ISP

(B) Modem, computer, PDA and ISP

(D) Computer, ISP, modem and communication software

(E) Monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem

Ans. A

142. Which of the following functions are not performed by servers ?.

(A) Email processing

(B) Database sharing

(D) Storage

(E) Word processing

Ans. E

143. Which media have the ability to have data/information stored (written) on them by users more than once ?.

(A) CD-R disks

(B) CD-RW disks

(D) OptiDisks

(E) Both CD-RW disks and Zip disks

Ans. A

144. The process of transferring files from a computer on the Internet to your computer is called—.

(A) downloading

(B) uploading

(D) JPEG

(E) downsizing

Ans. C

145. The………controls a client computer’s resources..

(A) application program

(B) instruction set

(D) server application

(E) compiler

Ans. D

146. To reload a Web page, press the ……… button..

(A) Redo

(B) Reload

(D) Ctrl

(E) Refresh

Ans. E

147. Which of the following could be digital input devices for computers ?.

(A) Digital camcorder

(B) Microphone

(D) All of the above

(E) None of these

Ans. D

148. The………enables you to simultaneously keep multiple Web pages open in one browser window..

(A) tab box

(B) pop-up helper

(D) address bar

(E) Esc key

Ans. A

149. lfcbshcvudsivdsiviub.

(A) fdgsf

(B) gs

(D) gvdsyuhg

(E) hsdbgv

Ans. D

150. You can use the………bar to type a URL and display a Web page, or type a keyword to display a list of related Web pages.

(A) menu

(B) Title

(D) Web

(E) Address

Ans. E

151. Storage media such as a CD read and write information using—.

(A) a laser beam of red light

(B) magnetic dots

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans. D

152. Vendor-created program modifications are called—.

(A) patches

(B) antiviruses

(D) fixes

(E) overlaps

Ans. D

153. Cache and main memory will lose their contents when the power is off. They are—.

(A) dynamic

(B) static

(D) non-volatile

(E) faulty

Ans. C

154. The collection of links throughout the Internet creates an interconnected network called the—.

(A) WWW

(B) Web

(D) All of the above

(E) Wide Area Web

Ans. D

155. Every computer has a(n) ………; many also have..

(A) operating system, a client system

(B) operating system; instruction sets

(D) application programs; a client system

(E) operating system; application programs

Ans. E

156. Main memory works in conjunction with—.

(A) special function cards

(B) RAM

(D) Intel

(E) All of these

Ans. C

157. A sales clerk at a checkout counter scanning a tag on an item rather than keying it into the system, is using—.

(A) input automation

(B) item data automation

(D) source data automation

(E) None of these

Ans. C

158. A(n)……is composed of several computers connected together to share resources and data..

(A) Internet

(B) network

(D) hyperlink

(E) protocol

Ans. B

159. Which of the following is a storage device that uses rigid, permanently installed magnetic disks to store data/information—.

(A) floppy diskette

(B) hard disk

(D) optical disk

(E) None of these

Ans. B

160. Microsoft Office is an example of a—.

(A) closed-source software

(B) open-source software

(D) vertical-market software

(E) compiler

Ans. A

161. A popular way to learn about computers without ever going to a classroom is called—.

(A) i-learning

(B) isolated learning

(D) close learning

(E) Distance Learning

Ans. C

162. A person who used his or her expertise to gain access to other people’s computers to get information illegally or do damage is a—.

(A) spammer

(B) hacker

(D) programmer

(E) analyst

Ans. B

163. Which of the following is an example of storage devices ?.

(A) Magnetic disks

(B) Tapes

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans. D

164. The………folder retains copies of messages that you have started but are not yet ready to send..

(A) Inbox

(B) Outbox

(D) Sent Items

(E) Address Book

Ans. C

165. Which of the following is an example of an optical disk ?.

(A) Digital versatile disks

(B) Magnetic disks

(D) Data bus disks

(E) None of these

Ans. A

166. The main job of a CPU is to—.

(A) carry out program instructions

(B) store data/information for future use

(D) Both (A) and (C)

(E) None of these

Ans. D

167. . ……are attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity..

(A) Phishing trips

(B) Computer viruses

(D) Viruses

(E) Phishing scams

Ans. E

168. An example of a processing device would be—.

(A) a magnetic ink reader

(B) a tablet PC

(D) scanners

(E) keyboards

Ans. B

169. Which of the following is not a type of computer software which can be bought ?.

(A) Off-the-shelf

(B) Tailor-made

(D) Off-the-shelf with alterations

(E) All of these can be purchased

Ans. D

170. You can use………to copy selected text, and ……… to paste it in a document..

(A) CTRL + C, CTRL + V

(B) CTRL + C, CTRL + P

(D) SHIFT + C, ALT + P

(E) CTRL + D, CTRL + A

Ans. A

171. Video processors consist of ……… and ……, which store and process images..

(A) CPU and VGA

(B) CPU and memory

(D) VGI and DVI

(E) VGA and VGI

Ans. C

172. The main memory of a computer can also be called—.

(A) primary storage

(B) internal memory

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans. C

173. Computer software can be defined as—.

(A) the computer and its associated equipment

(B) the instructions that tell the computer what to do

(D) an interface between the computer and the network

(E) the interaction between the computer and its database

Ans. B

174. When speaking of computer input and output, input refers to—.

(A) any data processing that occurs from new data input into the computer

(B) retrieval of data or information that has been input into the computer

(D) the transmission of data that has been input into the computer

(E) Both (C) and (D) above

Ans. E

175. A ……… is a set of rules..

(A) resource locator

(B) domain

(D) URL

(E) protocol

Ans. E

176. The connection between your computer at home and your local ISP is called—.

(A) the last mile

(B) the home stretch

(D) the backbone

(E) the vital mile

Ans. C

177. All of the logic and mathematical calculations done by the computer happen in/on the—.

(A) system board

(B) central control unit

(D) mother board

(E) memory

Ans. C

178. There are several primary categories of procedures. Which of the following is not a primary category of procedures ?.

(A) Testing

(B) Backup and recovery

(D) Design

(E) None of these

Ans. C

179. The operating system called UNIX is typically used for—.

(A) desktop computers

(B) laptop computers

(D) Web servers

(E) All of these

Ans. E

180. The………file format is a method of encoding pictures on a computer..

(A) HTML

(B) JPEG

(D) URL

(E) DOC

Ans. B

181. Press………to move the insertion point to the Address box, or to highlight the URL in the Address box..

(A) ALT + D

(B) ALT + A

(D) TAB + CTRL

(E) CTRL + S

Ans. A

182. Computer systems are comprised of—.

(A) hardware, programs, information, people and networks

(B) hardware, software, procedures, networks and people

(D) hardware, programs, processors, procedures, networks and people

(E) hardware, programs, processors, procedures and people

Ans. A

183. Shri Mukul Roy who was inducted in the Union Cabinet belongs to which of the following political parties ? .

(A) Communist Party (M)

(B) Samajwadi Party

(D) Congress (I)

(E) Janata Dal

Ans. c

184. Providing bank finance to Self Help Groups (SHGs) is considered a part of– .

(A) Micro Credit

(B) Agricultural Finance

(D) Rural Banking

(E) None of these

Ans. A

185. Which of the following is a function of the Reserve Bank of India? .

(A) Issuing Kisan Credit Cards

(B) Issuing Aadhar Cards

(D) Deciding the slabs of personal income tax

(E) Issuing National Savings Certificates

Ans. C

186. “The only way Greece can survive is to dramatically boost trade with Turkey” was the headline in a major newspaper. Why Turkey has to advise Greece like this ? .

(A) Greece is passing through an economic crisis. Turkey wants to help it by more imports.

(B) Turkey which is a powerful nation has attacked Greece to settle a long pending border dispute with it.

(D) Greece has refused to honour an old trade agreement with Turkey. Hence Turkey is threatening Greece

(E) Turkey’s survival depends on Greece

Ans. A

187. Who among the following represented India in Conventional Indo-Russia Meet, organised in December 2011? .

(A) Smt. Pratibha Patil

(B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi

(D) Mr. P. Chidambaram

(E) None of these

Ans. E

188. Which of the following is the purpose of creating Eurozone Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) created by European Union (EU) ? .

(A) To provide financial aid to member countries in case of crisis

(B) To ensure that the EURO does not get depreciated against pound sterling and/or yen

(D) To ensure that there is no shortage of essential goods and food products in euro zone countries.

(E) To pressurise UK to adopt Euro as its official currency

Ans. A

189. Which of the following countries had shown interest in purchasing nuclear reactors from India ? (The efforts are/were being made to finalise the deal) ? .

(A) Russia

(B) China

(D) Kazakhstan

(E) Bangladesh

Ans. D

190. Which of the following countries has launched a new index–Comparative Rating Index of Sovereigns (CRIS) ? .

(A) USA

(B) India

(D) Japan

(E) Britain

Ans. B

191. Which of the following is the literacy rate in India as per new data released by the Census Commission ? About .

(A) 60%

(B) 68%

(D) 75%

(E) 83%

Ans. D

192. Which of the following countries in India’s neighbourhood has agreed that Indians staying in the border areas will be allowed to visit up to 16 km. inside its boundary without obtaining visa/permits? .

(A) Bangladesh

(B) Nepal

(D) Myanmar

(E) Pakistan

Ans. D

193. Sheikh Hasina who was on a two-day visit to Tripura in January 2012, is the present– .

(A) President of Bangladesh

(B) Prime Minister of Bangladesh

(D) Prime Minister of Indonesia

(E) None of these

Ans. B

194. Who among the following is designated as the next Army General of India and will take charge in July 2012 ? .

(A) Gen. V. K. Singh

(B) Gen. Bikram Singh

(D) Gen. Joginder J. Singh

(E) None of these

Ans. B

195. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India at present ?.

(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh

(B) Shri Kapil Sibal

(D) Shri S. M. Krishna

(E) None of these

Ans. D

196. India got Olympic 2012 berth in Hockey after defeating which of the following countries in qualifying rounds held in February 2012 ? .

(A) Pakistan

(B) France

(D) England

(E) South Korea

Ans. B

197. Who among the following won the Australian Open 2012, Men’s Singles title ? .

(A) David Ferrer

(B) Rafael Nadal

(D) Leander Paes

(E) Radek Stepanek

Ans. C

198. Who among the following won the Best Actress Award in 57th Filmfare Awards Function held in January 2012 ? .

(A) Vidya Balan

(B) Priyanka Chopra

(D) Rani Mukherjee

(E) Neha Dhupia

Ans. A

199. Anup Jalota who was awarded Padrm Shri in 2012, is a well-known– .

(A) industrialist

(B) medical professional

(D) playback singer

(E) politician

Ans. D

200. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a period of .

(A) 4 years

(B) 5 years

(D) 2 1/2 years

(E) till the age of 65

Ans. C

201. Who represented India in 17th Summit of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) held in November 2011 in Maldives? .

(A) Smt. Pratibha Patil

(B) Smt. Sonia Gandhi

(D) Shri Pranab Mukherjee

(E) Shri P. Chidambaram

Ans. C

202. Victoria Azarenka’s name was in news recently. She is a well-known– .

(A) Cine actress

(B) Lawn Tennis Player

(D) Politician of Spain

(E) Chess Player

Ans. B

203. Which among the following agencies/organisations will act as Regulator of Micro-finance Institutions in India? .

(A) RBI

(B) NABARD

(D) SEBI

(E) IBA

Ans. B

204. The 3rd Summit of BRICS was organised in 2011 in– .

(A) China

(B) India

(D) South Africa

(E) Russia

Ans. A

205. Which of the following days is observed as ‘World Population Day’ every year? .

(A) 11th March

(B) 11th July

(D) 10th January

(E) 10th July

Ans. B

206. The 38th Summit of ‘G-8’ is being organised in which of the following countries in May 2012? .

(A) Canada

(B) Germany

(D) France

(E) USA

Ans. E

207. What is the Bank Rate at present? .

(A) 5%

(B) 5.5%

(D) 6.5%

(E) None of these

Ans. E

208. Which of the following schemes/programmes is launched to develop rural infrastrucrure in India? .

(A) MG National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

(B) Bharat Nirman

(D) Total Sanitation Campaign

(E) Indira Awas Yojana

Ans. B

209. Which of the following terms is not used in the field of banking and finance? .

(A) Real Time Gross Settlement

(B) Special Drawing Rights

(D) Amplitude

(E) Open Market Operations

Ans. D

210. Who among the following is the winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2011 ? .

(A) Bob Dylan

(B) Hank Williams

(D) Lee C. Bollinger

(E) Jennifer Egan

Ans. E

211. Who among the following is the Chief Election Commissioner of India at present? .

(A) Shri Navin Chawla

(B) Shri S.V. Quraishi

(D) Shri Vinod Rai

(E) None of these

Ans. E

212. Which of the following is true about the Railway Budget 2012-13 finally passed by the Parliament? .

(A) No hike in passenger fares up to 3rd AC

(B) 30 new trains introduced on Delhi/Mumbai route

(D) A new zone created as Central Railway divided in two zones South Central and Central Main

(E) All of these

Ans. A

213. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ? .

(A) Angola

(B) Libya

(D) Venezuela

(E) Qatar

Ans. C

214. Which of the following books is written by Vikram Seth ? .

(A) The Golden Gate

(B) A Peep into the Past

(D) City of Joy

(E) Revolution 2020

Ans. A

215. Which of the following awards is given for contribution in the field of literature ? .

(A) Kirti Chakra

(B) Jamnalal Bajaj Award

(D) Saraswati Samman

(E) Kalidas Samman

Ans. D

216. Which of the following combinations of the States and their Chief Ministers (at present) is not correct? .

(A) Uttar Pradesh – Akhilesh Yadav

(B) Rajasthan – Ashok Gehlot

(D) West Bengal – Mamata Banerjee

(E) All are correct

Ans. C

217. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of cricket ? .

(A) Bouncer

(B) Hit wicket

(D) Leg Spinner

(E) Jockey

Ans. E

218. Which of the following is the Unit of work? .

(A) Ohm

(B) Ampere

(D) Newton

(E) Joule

Ans. E

219. When the expenditure of the government exceeds the revenue, the difference of balance between the two is called– .

(A) Balance of payment

(B) Deflation

(D) Budget deficit

(E) Depreciation

Ans. D

220. What does the letter ‘C’ denote in the term ‘ECB’ as used in the banking and financial operations ? .

(A) Cartel

(B) Credit

(D) Caution

(E) Commercial

Ans. E

221. Who among the following is the Secretary of State (Foreign Minister) of USA at present? .

(A) Mr. Barak Obama

(B) Mr. Jean Claude

(D) Mr. David Cameron

(E) None of these

Ans. C

222. Which of the following cups/trophies is used in the game of Lawn Tennis? .

(A) Duleep Trophy

(B) D C M Trophy

(D) Merdeka Cup

(E) Wimbledon Cup

Ans. E

223. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India now the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts of India. This means it will now be applicable to about—.

(A) 200 districts

(B) 300 districts

(D) 500 districts

(E) 626 districts

Ans. E

224. Which of the following is the amount of insurance cover provided to the workers of the unorganized sector under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana ?.

(A) Rs. 10,000

(B) Rs. 20,000

(D) Rs. 40,000

(E) Rs. 50,000

Ans. C

225. Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?.

(A) ICICI Bank

(B) IDBI Bank

(D) AXIS Bank

(E) None of these

Ans. C

226. Unique Identification Authority of India will set up data base for—.

(A) Identity and biometrics details of Indian residents

(B) Identity and biometrics details of Indian citizens

(D) All the above

(E) None of these

Ans. D

227. The biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country is—.

(A) Iron and steel plants

(B) Roadways

(D) Airways

(E) None of these

Ans. C

228. Which of the following is Horticulture Crop ?.

(A) Paddy

(B) Wheat

(D) Bajara

(E) None of these

Ans. C

229. Which of the following nation is considered the originator of the concept of Micro Finance ?.

(A) India

(B) Bangladesh

(D) USA

(E) None of these

Ans. B

230. Very often we read in news papers about 3G or 3rd Generation technology. This is a set of standards used for which of the following purposes ?.

(A) To combat climatic changes

(B) Production of Nuclear Energy

(D) Mobile Telecommunications

(E) All of these

Ans. D

231. What is the full form of ‘ULIP’, the term which was in the news recently ?.

(A) Universal Life and Investment Plan

(B) Unit Loan and Insurance Plan

(D) Uniformly Loaded Investment Plan

(E) Unit Linked Insurance Plan

Ans. E

232. The main function of I. M. F. is to—.

(A) Finance investment loans to developing countries

(B) Act as a private sector lending arm of the World Bank

(D) Arrange international deposits from banks

(E) None of these

Ans. C

233. The difference between visible exports and visible imports is defined as—.

(A) Balance of trade

(B) Balance of payment

(D) Gains from trade

(E) All of these

Ans. A

234. Invisible Export means export—.

(A) Services

(B) Prohibited goods

(D) Goods through smuggling

(E) All of these

Ans. A

235. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km long provide irrigation facility mainly to which of the following states ?.

(A) Punjab

(B) Haryana

(D) Gujarat

(E) Rajasthan

Ans. E

236. The rate of MAT has been increased from the present 15% to 18% with effect from April 2010. What is the full form of MAT ?.

(A) Maximum Alternate Tax

(B) Minimum Alternate Tax

(D) Maximum Affordable Tax

(E) None of these

Ans. B

237. RBI has asked banks to make a plan to provide banking services to all villages having a population upto 2000. This directive issued by the RBI will fall in which of the following categories ?.

(A) Plan for Financial Inclusion

(B) Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Sector Lending

(D) Plan for opening more rural branches

(E) None of these

Ans. D

238. Which of the following is not a part of the scheduled banking structure in India ?.

(A) Money Lenders

(B) Public Sector Banks

(D) Regional Rural Banks

(E) State Cooperative Banks

Ans. A

239. The rate of interest on Savings Bank Account is stipulated by—.

(A) The concerned bank

(B) RBI

(D) Government of India

(E) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India

Ans. B

240. Many times we read a term CBS used in banking operation. What is the full form of the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’ ?.

(A) Core

(B) Credit

(D) Complete

(E) None of these

Ans. A

241. In the year 2010, Commonwealth Games were organized in which of the following countries ?.

(A) China

(B) South Africa

(D) Brazil

(E) India

Ans. E

242. Which of the following metals is used for generation of nuclear Energy by most of the Nuclear Power Plants ?.

(A) Zinc

(B) Platinum

(D) Nickel

(E) None of these

Ans. C

243. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial dailies/magazines. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ?.

(A) Public Per Capita Power

(B) Per Capita Potential Purchases

(D) Present Purchasing Power

(E) None of these

Ans. C

244. The recent press report indicates that one of the Economies of the world took over another Economy in GDP terms to gain nubmer Two, ranking at world level. Which one of the following country is that ?.

(A) Japan

(B) China

(D) Australia

(E) India

Ans. A

245. Which of the following villagers received first lot of UID numbers ?.

(A) Vaijapur in Maharashtra

(B) Bedkihal in Karnataka

(D) Navagam in Gujarat

(E) None of these

Ans. C

246. The highest weight in the revised Wholesale Price Index, implemented from September 2010 is given to which of the following item ?.

(A) Fuel

(B) Food items

(D) Primary Articles

(E) All of these

Ans. E

247. Which one of the following is a driving force influencing the industrial growth of an economy ?.

(A) Economic Factors only

(B) Investment only

(D) Only (A) and (B)

(E) All (A), (B) and (C)

Ans. E

248. What do you understand by Community Development programmes ?.

(A) Villages participation in the programme

(B) A movement to promote better living for the whole community

(D) A movement designed to promote better living for the whole community with the active participation and on the initiative of the community

(E) None of these

Ans. A

249. In which one of the following activities percentage share of cooperative sector is the highest ?.

(A) Agricultural Credit disbursement

(B) Sugar production

(D) Fertilizer distribution

(E) Handlooms

Ans. E

250. What is a Panchayati Raj ?.

(A) It is a community development programme

(B) It is a cooperative movement

(D) It is an exercise in decentralisation of administrative authority

(E) It is an out dated system, not followed now

Ans. D

251. Which one of the following is the updated base for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ?.

(A) 2002-2003

(B) 2003-2004

(D) 2005-2006

(E) 2006-2007

Ans. C

252. What is a Green Index ?.

(A) It measures nation’s wealth according to GNP per capita

(B) It measures nation’s wealth according to GDP per captia

(D) It measures nation’s wealth in terms of coverage of forest area

(E) None of these

Ans. D

253. In which one of the following city, 2012 Olympics are proposed to be held ?.

(A) Frankfurt

(B) London

(D) Washington

(E) Dubai

Ans. B

254. In which one of the following states, Rosa Power Plant is located ?.

(A) U.P

(B) M.P.

(D) Haryana

(E) Punjab

Ans. A

255. Which one of the following is present Saving Bank Interest Rate (in percentage terms) ?.

(A) 3•0

(B) 3•5

(D) 4•5

(E) 5•0

Ans. B

256. For calculation of poverty line in rural area, which one of the following calories consumption per day per person has been stipulated by Planning Commission ?.

(A) 2000

(B) 2100

(D) 2500

(E) None of these

Ans. C

257. Who is Julian Assange ?.

(A) Founder, Googles

(B) Founder, Rediffmail

(D) Founder, WikiLeaks

(E) None of these

Ans. D

258. For which one of the following States, interloculators’ panel has been appointed by the Centre ?.

(A) Manipur

(B) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Nagaland

(E) J&K

Ans. E

259. Expand the term BCBS..

(A) Bank’s Committee on Banking Supervision

(B) Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

(D) Basel Commission on Banking Supervision

(E) None of these

Ans. B

260. By which one of the following years, Government proposes to introduce IFRS norms ?.

(A) April 2011

(B) October 2011

(D) October 2012

(E) None of these

Ans. A

261. As per World Development Report 2009, if the poverty is measured by the international poverty line standard of below a dollar a day, approximately what per cent of people will be living in India below poverty line ?.

(A) 25•0

(B) 27•5

(D) 58•5

(E) 10•5

Ans. B

262. Who is Kaushik Basu ?.

(A) Dy. Governor, RBI

(B) Member Planning Commission

(D) Chief Economic Advisor

(E) Secretary-General FICCI

Ans. D

263. In a Poverty Pyramid index, which one of the following segments of population face highest poverty risk ?.

(A) Formal wage employment

(B) Informal Self Employment : Employers

(D) Informal Self Employment : own account

(E) Casual Informal Wage Employment and domestic work

Ans. A

264. Which one of the following is a Self Employment Programme for Educated Unemployed Youth ?.

(A) Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana

(B) Swaran Jayanti Sahakari Rozgar Yojana

(D) Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana

(E) None of these

Ans. A

265. In which one of the following States, Sariska Tiger Reserve is located ?.

(A) M. P

(B) Gujarat

(D) West Bengal

(E) Orissa

Ans. C

266. Who is Mohammed Yunus ?.

(A) Finance Minister, Bangladesh

(B) Founder, Grameen Bank

(D) Foreign Minister, Pakistan

(E) Founder Micro Finance Institutions in India

Ans. B

267. Which one of the following is the primary source of energy in India ?.

(A) Hydel Power

(B) Natural Gas

(D) Naptha

(E) Non-conventional energy

Ans. C

268. At which one of the following rate, the Central Bank lends to banks against government securities ?.

(A) Repo Rate

(B) Reverse Repo Rate

(D) SLR

(E) CRR

Ans. E

269. Which one of the following is not a member of BASIC ?.

(A) India

(B) China

(D) Brazil

(E) Indonesia

Ans. E

270. Which one of the following Corporate Groups has argued in Supreme Court that leaks of Radia Tapes has affected its reputation ?.

(A) RIL

(B) Jindal Steels

(D) Adani Group

(E) Tata Group

Ans. E

271. Yuan currency belongs to which one of the following countries ?.

(A) Japan

(B) Thailand

(D) China

(E) Vietnam

Ans. D

272. Aung San Sau Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner belongs to which one of the following countries ?.

(A) China

(B) North Korea

(D) Japan

(E) Myanmar

Ans. E

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