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11. With over 70 offices and 68 bureaus across the world, the “TASS” is a major government  owned       news agency in

      a)  Tokyo, Japan

      b)  Moscow, Russia

      c)  Beijing, China

      d)  Ottawa, Canada

      e)  New Delhi, India

     Ans: b) Moscow, Russia

12. Mortagage can be created of which of the following assets?

      a)  LIC policies

      b)  Government Securities

      c)  A Residential House

      d)  Stock of food grains in a Godown

      e)  Fixed deposit of a bank

     Ans: c) A Residential House

13. Ajinkya Rahane and Ambati Rayudu are associated with the game of

      a)  Cricket

      b)  Boxing

      c)  Swimming

      d)  Archery

      e)  Billiards

     Ans: a) Cricket

14. Originated in ‘Vrindavan” the “Raas’ dance form of the Indian state of

      a)  Uttar Pradesh

      b)  Gujarat

      c)  Haryana

      d)  Madhya Pradesh

      e)  Rajasthan

    Ans: b) Gujarat

15. Which of the following two film personalities have recently been conferred upon the second               higher civilian honour the ‘Padma VIbhusan’ by the Government of India?

      a)  Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha

      b)  Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan

      c)  Amitabh Bachchan and Gulzar

      d)  Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar

      e)  Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan

Ans: d) Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar

16. The RBI Governor has on 15.01.2015 announced a 0.25 basis point cut in the repo rate. Its effect would be

      a)  borrowing cost of RBI from banks will grow up

      b)  lendable resources with the banks will decrease

      c  Other than those given as options

      d)  borrowing cost of RBI from banks will grow down

      e)  lendable resources with the banks will increase

     Ans: d) borrowing cost of RBI from banks will grow down

17. Poverty line is expressed in terms of an overall

      a)  Per capita income

      b)  Per Capita consumption Expenditure

      c)  Per capita entertainment expenditure

      d)  Per Capita Development expenditure

      e)  Per capita GDP

     Ans: b) Per Capita consumption expenditure

18. The book titled ‘The Tunnel of Time’ is the autobiography of the veteran cartoonist

      a)  Mario Miranda

      b)  O.V. Vijayan

      c)  V.Manohar

      d)  R.K.Laxman

      e)  Abu Abraham

      Ans: d) R.K. Laxman

19. The objective of IMF is to

      A)  Fostering Global Monetary Cooperation & Financial Stability.

      b)  Facilitate International Trade.

      c)  Promote Employment and sustainable economic growth.

      d)  Reduce poverty around the world.

         a)  All (A), (B), (c) and (D)

         b)  Only (A) and (B)

         c)  Only (C) and (D)

         d)  Only (A), (C) and (D)

         e)  Only (B) and (C)

      Ans: a) All (A), (B), (C) and (D)

20. Which of the following is the tallest plunge waterfall in India?

      a)  Nohkalikal Falls, Meghalaya

      b)  Dudhsagar Falls, Goa

      c)  Kune Falls, Maharashtr     

      d)  Jog Falls, Karnataka

      e)  Bhimlat Falls, Rajasthan

     Ans: a) Nohkalikal Falls, Meghalaya