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Exam 2010
GENERAL AVVARENESS
(Based on memory, held on 31-10-2010)
1. The Business Correspondence Model being adopted by the banks provides banking
facilities to which of the following?
(A) Only corporate borrowers
(B) Only weaker sections the society and people of small villages
(e) Only those who are taking housing loans
(D) All (A), (B) & (e) above
(E) None of these
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2. The concept of "Carbon Credit" is associated with which of the following areas?
(A) Protection of environment
(B) Women empowerment
(e) Development of rural infrastructure
(D) Development of coal mines
(E) None of these
(A) After implementing PDS in India, no famine was reported. PDS was always
there to give people at least the bare ~nimum to survive.
(B) A drought of 1987 was worst in this century but PDS played a vital role in
overcoming the drought.
(C) Now PDS is feeding the poorest of 'the poor in this country.
(A) Only A (B) Only B
(e) Only e
(D)
(E).
All A, Band e are correct .\
None of these
4. Global Micro Credit Summit-2011 will be organized in which of the following coun-
tries?
(A) Britain (B) South Africa (e) Spain
(D) Italy (E) None of these
8. As per recent newspaper reports UK-based Cairn Energy is in the process of selling
its stake to which one of the following companies of Indian base?
(A) ONGC Videsh
(B) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd.
(C) Vedanta Resources
(D) Pasco India
(E) None of these
9. Which of the following Bills presented in the Parliament will bring some changes
in existing tax regime?
(A) Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill
(B) Foreign Exchange Management Regulatory Bill
(C) Companies Act Bill
(D) Salaries and Perks for MPs Bill
(E) Finance Bill 2010-11
10. Under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS), the benefits are
available to the people having minimum age of ?
(A) 50 years
(B) 55 years
(C) 65 years
(D) 60 years
(E) 70 years
11. Mr. Katsuya Okada who was on a visit to India few months back is the Foreign ~n-
ister of _ ?
(A) South Korea (B) Myanmar
(C) Japan (D) Thailand
(E) None of these
12. Goveernment of India has decided to review its foreign Direct Investment Rules twice
in a year. This will be done from ?
(A) 2015 (B) 2012 (C) 2014
(D) 2011 (E) None of these
13. Many times we read about 'Hawala' transactions in newspapers. Hawala in India is
prohibited under the provision of which of the following Acts?
(A) Fiscal Responsibility & Budget Management Act
(B) Banking Regulation Act
(C) Financial Action Task Force Act
(D) Foreign Exchange Management Act
(E) None of these
14. India recently reviewed it trade relations policy with Russia. What are the main
exports from India to Russia?
(A) Pharmaceuticals (B) Apparel & Clothing (C) Tea & Coffee
(A) Only A (B) Only B (C) All (A), (B) & (C)
(D) Only (B) & (C) (E) Only (A) & (B)
15. As we all know DIPP is the nodal agency in the field of foreign investments in India.
What is the full form of DIPP?
(A) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(B) Department of Industrial Procedures and Promotions
(C) Directorate of Industrial Procedures and Promotions
(D) Directorate of Industrial Policy and Publicity
(E) None of these
16. "Israel and Palestinians open talks" was the headline in some major newspapers. As
we all know both the nations were not coming for the talks since 2008. Which of the
following is the main dispute between these two nations?
17. Many times we read about the performance of Asia Markets in various financial news-
papers. Which of the following is NOT included in Asian Market?
(A) Japan (B) China (C) Hong Kong
(D) South Korea (E) Brazil
18. As per the figures released by the World Bank, which of the following countries was
the largest recipient of loans from the World Bank during 2009-10?
(A) Bangladesh (B) Pakistan (C) Brazil
(D) China (E) India
19. Which of the following has been fixed as the target for fiscal deficit 2010-11? (In
terms of percentage of GDP)
(A) 3% (B) 3.5% (C) 4%
(D) 5% (E) 5.5%
20. As per news in various newspapers 'KFW' Group released another installment of its
financial aid to India. KFW is an organization/bank based in ?
(A) France (B) Japan (C) Italy
(D) China (E) Germany
2l. Which of the following countries has become the main supplier of defence goods to
India and has replaced Russia?
(A) Canada (B) USA (C) Israel
(D) France (E) None to these
22. As per existing policy, new foreign investments in manufacturing of which of the
following is not allowed?
(A) White cement (B) Plastic Goods (C) Cigarette & Cigars
(D) Polythene bags (E) Pesticides
23. The Mixed Double of which of the following Lawn Tennis tournaments was won by Lean-
der Paes along with Cara Black in 20l0?
(A) Wimbledon (B) US Open (C) Australia Open
(D) Dubai Open (E) None of these
24. Which of the following in NOT amongst the Prime Minister's new 1S-point programme?
(A) Enhanced Credit Support for economic activities
(B) Modernizing Madarsa Education
(C) Improvement in condition of slums inhabited by minorities
(D) Free train journey for unemployed youths
(E) Rehabilitation of victims of communal riots
2S. The Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held in June in which of the
following places?
(A) Shanghai (B) Moscow (C) Tashkent
(D) Astana (E) None of these
26. India's political relations with its neighbouring countries are a critical part of
its ?
(A) Industrial policy (B) Trade policy (C) Foreign policy
(D) Development policy (E) None of these
27. Which of the following organizations of India Origin is helping Sri Lanka in reha-
bilitation of its war widows?
(A) Khadi & Village Commission
(B) SEWA
(C) Action for Fopd Production
(D) Adhar
(E) Aasha
28. Who amongst the following became the first Cricketer to take 800 wickets in Test
Cricket?
(A) Kumar Sangakkara
(B) Saqlain Mustaq
(C) Anil Kumble
(D) Muttiah Murlitharan
(E) None of these
29. Which of the following agencies/organizations has decided to make major changes of
ULIPs?
(A) IRDA (B) RBI (C) AMFI
(D) FRBI (E) None of these
30. The 16th SAARC Summit was organized in Thimbu. The declaration of the Summit was
named as ?
(A) Towards Green and Happy South Asia
(B) Silver Jubilee of SAARC
(C) Let us meet again in Delhi
(D) SAARC: The Future of South Asia
(E) None of these
31. Which of the following is the name of the programme launched by the Govt. of India
to help lonely women by providing vocational training to make them self dependent?
(A) Apnalaya (B) Prayas (C) Abhiyogyata
(D) Swadhar (E) Swawlamban
·32. Which of the following term is NOT used in the game of Cricket?
(A) Doosra (B) Century (C) Bouncer
(D) Love (E) Ashes
33. Which of the following countries won the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2010 held in
Sri Lanka?
(A) Sri Lanka (B) India (C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh (E) None of these
34. Mr. James Alix Michael who was on a visit to India recently is the President of _ ?
(A) Australia (B) New Zealand (C) Colombia
(D) Seychelles (E) None of these
37. In the terms of economics, the recession occurring two times with a small gap in
between is known as ?
(A) Double Deflation (B) Deflation (C) Deep Recession
(D) Double Dip Recession (E) None of these
38. Saina Nehwal was in Paris recently to play in World Championship. She lost her match
against whom amongst the following players?
(A) Le Chong Wei (B) Shixian Wang (C) TaufikHidayut
(D) Jung Eun (E) None of these
39. Union Cabinet recently cleared' 15000 crore Sukhoi deal. Sukhoi is ?
(A) Battle tank (B) Fighter plane (C) Submarine
(D) Radar system (E) None of these
40. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award -
2010 announced recently?
(A) Pankaj Advani (B) Leander Paes (C) Sania Mirza
(D) M.S. Dhoni (E) Non of these
43. Which of the following countries recently conducted general election and became the
first Parliamentary Democracy of Central Asia?
(A) Turkmenistan (B) Uzbekistan (C) Kyrgystan
(D) Kazakhstan (E) None of these
44. Which of the following books is written by Chetan Bhagat?
(A) The Golden Gate
(B) Jouney of Ithaca (C) Fire on the Mountain
(0) The Inheritance of Loss (E) 2 States: The Story of My Marriage
45. Which of the following nations is the recent one to join Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)?
(A) Fiji (B) Cuba (C) Sri Lanka
(0) Colombia (E) Egypt
47. Who amongst the following is the Chairperson of the Human Right's Commission of
India at present?
(A) Prof. M.S. Swaminathan (B) Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
(C) Justice A.R. Lakshmanan (0) Justice P.V. Reddi
(E) None of these
49. Which of the following games/sports is NOT included in the list of Commonwealth
Games 2010?
(A) Table Tennis (B) Hockey (C) Weight lifting
(0) Golf (E) Boxing
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1. 12
17of 25% of 1020 =120+?
2. 4321-9241+5642+3220=?+1203
(A) 2649 (8) 2769 (C) 2639
(0) 2749 (E) None of these
3. 52x26~J169 -32=?-42
(A) 65 (8) 57 (C) 55
(0) 67 (E) None of these
5. 72x492=7?x343
(A) 4 (8) 3 (C) 6
(0) 2 (E) None of these
6-10. Wha t approxima te value will come in place of the question mark (?) in the
following questions? (You are not expected to calculate the exact value)
6. 465.84+764.86-211.99=?
(A) 1100 (8) 1080 (C) 1000
(0) 1020 (E) 1060
7. 149.9%+149.9+149.9=?
(A) 375 (8) 400 (C) 350
(0) 425 (E) 450
8. 3001x749~1001-1399=?
(A) 650 (8) 700 (C) 950
(0) 850 (E) 1000
11-15 what wi~~ come in the p~ace of the question mark(?) in the fo~~owing number
series?
13. 57 13 25 45 (?)
(A) 67 (B) 75 (C) 65
(0) 55 (E) None of these
15. 15
(A)
(0)
113
115
21 33 51 75
(B)
(E)
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103
None of these
(C) 105
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16-20. In the fo~~owing question two equations numbered I and II are given. You hve
to so~ve both equation and
Give Answer if
(A) x>y (B) x2:y
(C) x<y (0) x:Sy
(E) x=y or the relationship cannot be established
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16 I. x2-1200=244
II. y+122=159
17 I. 14x-25=59-7x
II. /y+ 222 -!36 = 181
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18. I. 144x2-16=9
II. 12y+!4 =149
II. y2-13y+42=0
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Q. 21-25. Each of the questions be~ow consists of a question and two statements
numbered I and II given be~ow it. You have to decide whether the data provided
in the statements are sufncient to answer the question. Read both the statements
Answer (A) If data in Statement I alone are sufficient to answer the question, while
the data in Statement II alone are not sufficient to answer the question.
Answer (B) If the data in Statement II alone are sufficient to answer the question,
while data in Statement I alone are not sufficient to answer the question
Answer (C) If the data in Statement I alone or in Statement II alone are sufficient
to answer the question
Answer (0) If the data in both the Statement I and II are not sufficient to answer
the question
Answer (E) If the data in both the Statement I and II together are necessary to
answer the question
26. A man sold a wristwatch for Rs.2,400/-at a loss of 25%. At what rate should he have
sold the wristwatch to earn a profit of 25%?
(A) Rs.3,600 (B) Rs.4,000 (e) Rs.3,500
(0) Rs.3,800 (E) None of these
27. The average of five numbers is 56. If the average of first four numbers is 54, what
is the value of the fifth number?
(A) 68 (B) 72 (e) 56
(0) 64 (E) None of these
28. If a number is added to seven-ninth of 35% of 900, the value so obtaj.ped is 325.
What is the number?
(A) 60 (B) 120 (e) 90
(0) 180 (E) None of these
29. The ratio between the three angles of a quadrilateral is 1:4:5 respectively. The
value of the fourth angle of the quadrilateral is 600. What is the difference between
the value of the largest and the smallest angles of the quadrilateral?
(A) 1200 (B) 900 (e) 1100
(0) 1000 (E) None of these
30. What least number should be subtracted from 1740, so that it will be completely
divisible by 88?
(A) 156 (B) 68 (e) 58
(0) 146 (E) None of these
Q.31-35. Stu~ the fo~~owing tab~e carefu~~y to answer the questions that fo~~ow.
Number of nights (in hundreds) cance~~ed in Eve different States during six dif-
ferent years.
STATES
Years Punjab Haryana Rajasthan Assam West Bengal
2004 1:4 3.2 0.3 1.1 1.5
2005 1.3 4.1 0.7 0.8 2.1
2006 0.5 1.7 0.2 1.3 3.5
2007 2.7 2.6 1.8 2.7 4.3
2008 1.4 1.5 2.2 1.3 5.5
2009 2.7 1.3 2.1 1.4 6.0
31 What was the respective ratio between the number of flights cancelled in Rajasthan
in the year 2006?
(A) 1:6 (B) 15:2 (e) 1:30
(0) 30:7 (E) None of these
32. What was the average number of flights cancelled in all the states together in the
year 2008?
(A) 278 (B) 230 (e) 238
(0) 272 (E) None of these
33. What is the difference between the number of flights cancelled in Assam in the year
2007 and the total number of flights cancelled in Rajasthan in the year 2005,2007
and 2008 together?
(A) 200 (B) 230 (e) 210
(0) 240 (E) None of these
34 In which state the number of flights cancelled continuously increased during the
year 2004 to 2009?
(A) Punjab
(B) Haryana
(e) Rajasthan
(0) Assam
(E) None of these
35. Number- of flights cancelled in Haryana in the year 2004 was what percent of the total
number of flights cancelled in Punjab over all the years together?
(A) 12 (B) 32 (e) 36
(0) 24 (E) None of these
36-40. Study the fo~~owing graph carefu~~y and answer the questions that fo~~ow.
Water ~eve~ of four major Rivers (in metres) in four different months
• R,ver·A
• R,ver·S
• RlVer·C
R,ver·D
36. What was the respective ratio between the level of River-C in September and the
water level of River-B in June?
(A) 91:101 (B) 94:101 (e) 51:103
(0) 31: 101 (E) None of these
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37. If the danger level of' an' the"''four}ivers {Ei above 215m, which river has not crossd
the danger level in August but has crossed the danger level in July?
(A) River-A (B) River-B (e) River-e
(0) River-O (E) None
38. What is the average water level of River-A in all the four months together?
(A) 224. 50m (B) 212. 25m (e) 210. 75m
(0) 222. 25m (E) None of these
39. In which river and in which month respectively the water level is highest?
(A) River-e in August (B) River-O in September (e) River-B in July
(0) River-O in August (E) None of these
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40. If the water level of River-A in July is decreased by 20 percent, then what will
be the water leve~ of River-A in JUly?
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(A) 150m
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(B) 162m' (e) 164m
(0) 152m (E) None c5fthese
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41-45. Study the'fo~~owing -graph carefu~~y and answer the questions that fo~low.
Percentage of Marks of three diffe~ent'Studehts in nve different classes (in this
Graph, 1 b~ock = 2 percentage)
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40
30 i
20
;
10
Class·X Class-XII BSc MSc MPhii
41. What is the respective ratio between the percentages of marks of Student - B in
BSc. and Student - C in Class X?
(A) 7: 5
(B) 7: 6
(C) 35:26
(0) 35:23
(E) None of these
42. Performance of which student has consistently decreased from Class -XII to MPhil?
(A) Only A (B) Only B (C) Only C
(0) Only A and C (E) None
43. To get admission for PhD course one has to consistently score more than 60 percent
of marks in each of the five classes. Which student will be able to get admission
for PhD course?
(A) Only A (B) Only A and B (C) Only C
(0) Only B (E) None
44. Which one of the following sets of students got highest percentage of marks in MSc
and lowest percentage of mark in Class - X respectively?
(A) Band C (B) B and A (C) C and A
(0) A and C (E) A and B
45. Percentage of which student increased from Class - X to MSc but decreased from MSc
to MPhil?
(A) Only A (B) Only B (C) Only C
(0) Only A and B (E) None
46. What is the respective ratio between the number of girls who visited Delhi and
number of boys who visited Mumbai?
(A) 23:24
(B) 23:50
(C) 23:25
(0) 50:23
(E) None of these
47. What is the average number of boys who visited Delhi, Varanasi and Jodhpur together?
(A) 82
(B) 77
(C) 86
(0) 76
(E) None of these
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48. What is two-third of the total number of girls who visited Jodhpur and Varanasi
together?
( }>.)
(B) 48
(C) 54
(0) 58
(E) None of these
49. Total number of students who visited Jodhpur is approximately what percent of num-
ber of girls who visited Ajmer?
(A) 90
(B) 81
(C) 66
(0) 70
(E) 76
Q.2 (E) 4321 9241 + 5642 + 3220 = ? + 1203 or 13183 - 9241 ? + 1203
or 50 - 9 = ? - 16 or 41 = ? - 16 or ? = 41 + 16 = ? = 57
or 7? = 7 x 49 or 7? = 7 X 72 or 7? = 73 =?=3
Q.6 (D) 465.84 + 764.86 211.99 = ? = 466 + 765 - 212 = ? 1231 - 212 ? 1019
±W
or ~of 150 + 150 = ? or 225 + 150 = ? or ? = 375
Q.1O (E)
901 2L..:..--.2L _ ? 901 2L 599 = ? 49112609
?=110.32
29 X 301 " 599 - .or 29 X 301 X 51 .or 445179
24 24 24 24
11./%- }y=VYor1~2=VYorh=VY=4Y = 8 or y =
-e-£
4 or y = 2 (x=y)
Q.21 (B)
Q.22 (0)
Q.23 (E)
Q.24 (0)
Q.25 (A)
3200X 125
= 4000
100
7 7 35
x + "9 of 35% of 900 = 325 or x + -9-of -±-OO
of -9-G-G- 325
Angles are = 300, 1200, 1500, 600 :.largest angle - smallest angle 1500 - 300
= 120°
-2- 1
Q.31. (C) 0.2: 6.0 or -±-G-:6 or 5: 6 or 1: 30
5
Q.33. (A) Flight cancelled in Assam in the year 2007 = 2.7 x 100 = 270
Flight cancelled in Rajasthan in the year 2005, 2007 and 2008
= (0.7 + 1.8 + 2.2) x 100 = 4.7 x 100 = 470
Difference = 470 - 270 = 200
Q.35. (B) No. of flights cancelled in Haryana in the year 2004 = 3.2 x 100 320
No. of flights cancelled in Punjab over all the years together
= (1.4 + 1.3 + 0.5 + 2.7 + 1.4 + 2.7) x 100 = 10.0 x 100 = 1000
5
No. of Girls visited Ajmer = (368 - 92 - 92 - 46) x 6 (368 - 230) x i
5
= T3-&23 X 6 = 115