Ques. : 1 India, one of the world's largest polluters, has drafted a national policy aimed at reducing its carbon emissions from deforestation. Which of the following statements is/are correct in this regard?
1) India has the tenth largest forest coverage in the world.
2) It is the world's fifth largest carbon emitter.
3) It accounts for 5 per cent of global greenhouse gases.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
Ques. : 2 The RBI has said that banks will not be permitted to charge foreclosure charges or pre-payment penalties on all floating rate term loans sanctioned to individual borrowers, with immediate effect. Floating loan products include
1) housing loans
2) corporate loans
3) vehicle loans
4) personal loans
5) All the above
Ques. : 3 Badakshan province was in news recently for which of the following reasons?
1) Boko Haram militants kidnapped 200 girls from a school.
2) Pro-Russia protesters captured many govt offices there.
3) A ferry carrying students capsized here killing hundreds of them
4) A devastating landslide killed hundreds of people there.
5) None of these
Ques. : 4 The Supreme Court struck down a law promulgated by which of the following state govts declaring Mullaperiyar dam as endangered and not allowing raising the water level of the dam?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Goa
Ques. : 5 The High Court of which of the following states cancelled, recently, the appointment of 10,323 teachers in different categories recruited since 2010 and ruled that no proper policy was followed for their appointment?
1) Tripura
2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Assam
Ques. : 6 India launched its own payment gateway 'RuPay', equivalent of Visa and Mastercard recently. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct about the new card?
1) It is developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
2) It will work on three channels - ATMs, Point of Sales (POS) and online sales.
3) It is the third such payment gateway in the world.
4) A variant of RuPay would shortly be launched by IRCTC, which will help in booking railway tickets.
5) For clearing and settlement of each transaction, banks will have to pay 40 per cent lower fees in RuPay platform compared to other international platforms.
Ques. : 7 Which of the following Indian firms leads the list of 54 Indian companies included in the recently released Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list of the world’s largest and most powerful public companies measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value?
1) Reliance Industries
2) Tata Motors
3) ICICI Bank
4) ONGC
5) State Bank of India
Ques. : 8 Name the embattled premier of Thailand who was dismissed from office by a court in the country recently that found her guilty in an abuse of power case.
1) Thaksin Shinawatra
2) Charupong Ruangsuwan
3) Thawil Pliensri
4) Yingluck Shinawatra
5) None of these
Ques. : 9 Which of the following countries was honoured with New Frontiers Award at the Arabian travel mart in Dubai for its outstanding contribution to tourism development recently?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bhutan
3) India
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
Ques. : 10 Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to the appreciation of the currency of a country?
1) The appreciation results in decrease in imports.
2) The appreciation results in increase in imports.
3) The appreciation results in decrease in exports.
4) The appreciation results in lower economic growth.
5) None of these
ANSWER
1. 4) All the above
2. 5) All the above
3. 4) A devastating landslide killed hundreds of people there.
4. 2) Kerala
5. 1) Tripura
6. 3) It is the third such payment gateway in the world.
7. 1) Reliance Industries
8. 4) Yingluck Shinawatra
9. 3) India
10. 1) The appreciation results in decrease in imports.
1) India has the tenth largest forest coverage in the world.
2) It is the world's fifth largest carbon emitter.
3) It accounts for 5 per cent of global greenhouse gases.
4) All the above
5) Only 1) and 3)
Ques. : 2 The RBI has said that banks will not be permitted to charge foreclosure charges or pre-payment penalties on all floating rate term loans sanctioned to individual borrowers, with immediate effect. Floating loan products include
1) housing loans
2) corporate loans
3) vehicle loans
4) personal loans
5) All the above
Ques. : 3 Badakshan province was in news recently for which of the following reasons?
1) Boko Haram militants kidnapped 200 girls from a school.
2) Pro-Russia protesters captured many govt offices there.
3) A ferry carrying students capsized here killing hundreds of them
4) A devastating landslide killed hundreds of people there.
5) None of these
Ques. : 4 The Supreme Court struck down a law promulgated by which of the following state govts declaring Mullaperiyar dam as endangered and not allowing raising the water level of the dam?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Karnataka
5) Goa
Ques. : 5 The High Court of which of the following states cancelled, recently, the appointment of 10,323 teachers in different categories recruited since 2010 and ruled that no proper policy was followed for their appointment?
1) Tripura
2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Assam
Ques. : 6 India launched its own payment gateway 'RuPay', equivalent of Visa and Mastercard recently. Which of the following statements is/are NOT correct about the new card?
1) It is developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
2) It will work on three channels - ATMs, Point of Sales (POS) and online sales.
3) It is the third such payment gateway in the world.
4) A variant of RuPay would shortly be launched by IRCTC, which will help in booking railway tickets.
5) For clearing and settlement of each transaction, banks will have to pay 40 per cent lower fees in RuPay platform compared to other international platforms.
Ques. : 7 Which of the following Indian firms leads the list of 54 Indian companies included in the recently released Forbes ‘Global 2000’ list of the world’s largest and most powerful public companies measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value?
1) Reliance Industries
2) Tata Motors
3) ICICI Bank
4) ONGC
5) State Bank of India
Ques. : 8 Name the embattled premier of Thailand who was dismissed from office by a court in the country recently that found her guilty in an abuse of power case.
1) Thaksin Shinawatra
2) Charupong Ruangsuwan
3) Thawil Pliensri
4) Yingluck Shinawatra
5) None of these
Ques. : 9 Which of the following countries was honoured with New Frontiers Award at the Arabian travel mart in Dubai for its outstanding contribution to tourism development recently?
1) Sri Lanka
2) Bhutan
3) India
4) Nepal
5) Myanmar
Ques. : 10 Which of the following statements is NOT correct with respect to the appreciation of the currency of a country?
1) The appreciation results in decrease in imports.
2) The appreciation results in increase in imports.
3) The appreciation results in decrease in exports.
4) The appreciation results in lower economic growth.
5) None of these
ANSWER
1. 4) All the above
2. 5) All the above
3. 4) A devastating landslide killed hundreds of people there.
4. 2) Kerala
5. 1) Tripura
6. 3) It is the third such payment gateway in the world.
7. 1) Reliance Industries
8. 4) Yingluck Shinawatra
9. 3) India
10. 1) The appreciation results in decrease in imports.
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