The Govt. of India has taken a decision to open three more IITs during the year 2008- 09. These IITs will be in which of the following groups of States ?

Which of the following is/are not the highlights of the Union Budget 2008-09 ?
1. A Risk Capital Fund is to be set up and maintained by one of the financial institutes.
2. Allocation for Defence is reduced by 10% to make it Rs. 10,000 crore.
3. Several new schemes to be introduced for providing social security to the people in
unorganized sectors.

To help farming community the Govt. of India has decided to raise the Minimum support price of paddy for current Kharif marketing season. What is that price ?

Which of the following is the correct definition of the term commercial papers ?
1. It is nothing but the popular name of the Judicial stamp papers used to register
financial transactions.
2. It is one of the instruments through which Corporates raise debt from the market.
3. It is the name of the ‘Certificate of Deposits’ provided by the Banks to its retail customers

As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India two financial inclusion funds are set up with an overall corpus of Rs. 500 crore each. These funds-Financial Inclusion Fund and Financial Inclusion Technology Fund are to be set up by the initial contribution made by the……

As per the Railway Budget 2008-09 the Operating ratio of Railways is pitched at which of the following levels ? Approximately……

As per the Govt. policy the provision of the subsidy for interest subvention to cooperative Sugar Mills is done by which of the following agencies / organizations ?

Banks these days have launched a new scheme product known as ‘Reverse Mortgage’. The scheme is designed keeping which of the following groups of society in consideration

As per the new figures released in recent past what has been the ratio of taxes to Gross Domestic Product (Tax-GDP) in 2007-08 ? Approximately……

Many a times we read in the newspapers a term ‘Hot Money’. Which of the following is the correct definition of Hot Money ?

1. This is the fund which is dumped into a country to get the advantage of a favourable interest rate and hence brings higher returns.

2. This is the fund which is provided by a bank in US $ at very short notice and at a very high rate of interest and for a longer period of repayment.

3. This is the fund which is pushed into market through Hawala or some other such illegal methods and sometimes referred also as Black Money.

As per the report released in the press the Govt. of India has done a study on Special Economic Zones. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the reports ?

1. Report says that SEZs should not be given much preference by the policy makers.

2. Study says that the end benefit in the next few years may be of the tune of Rs. 1,50,000 crores which will be much higher than the estimated revenue losses.

3. Since new SEZs are developed by the Private Sector the investment for infrastructural development is like a net saving for the Govt.

As per the new figures released by the Govt. agencies the Foreign Direct Investment inflow to India is at higher level and has increased substantially in recent past. Which of the following is/are the contributory factors which has/have helped in this record growth ?
1. Progressive delicensing of various sectors.
2. Simplification of business procedures in India.
3. Sub Prime crisis in USA.

Which of the following Companies has got “Navratna Status’ recently ?

The real return to the investor sometimes gets reduced due to sudden rise in the prices of the commodities. This phenomenon in financial market is known as…

In the recent times the RBI and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have taken various steps to control the flow of capital in Indian economy. Which of the
following is/are not included in these step(s) ?
1. Guidelines are issued to restrict unregulated overseas investors through ‘p-notes’.
2. Rs. 60,000 crores out of this fund is being provided to waive the loans on farmers.
3. Borrowers raising external commercial borrowings of over $ 20 million would have to
park the proceeds overseas for use as foreign currency expenditure

Which of the following countries has recently made an agreement with the World Trade Organization which will allow it to join the same as a permanent member ?

Prime Minister of India on his visit to China a few months back signed a detailed agreement with the same. What is/are the major highlights of the agreement ?

1. Both the countries agreed to continue high level exchange of views. Indian President is invited to China.

2. India to host joint military exercise in 2008.

3. India has decided to raise the issue of Tibet in UNO. China has agreed for the same.

As per the reports in the leading newspapers Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked the Mutual Fund industry to stop ‘Misselling’ their schemes to
investors. What is ‘Misselling’ of products ?
1. Misselling takes place when mutual funds are sold without telling the likely returns.
2. When agents sell the products without telling investors what are the risks involved in investing in mutual funds.
3. When agents invest somebody’s money in mutual funds without their knowledge, it is called misselling.

As per the news report SEBI has allowed short selling by FIs/MFs from February 1, 2008. What is ‘short selling’ ?
1. Selling of shares that the seller does not own at the time of trading.
2. Selling of shares on the same day or on the day they were allotted to the trader.
3. Selling of shares on a much lower price due to turbulent market situations

Which of the following countries is governed by the Norweigianmediated ceasefire Agreement to end its dispute with a group of rebellions ?

The USA, as reported in the leading newspapers is proceeding towards ‘recession’. What happens when an economy goes in the grip of ‘recession’ ?
1. GDP growth slows down.
2. People lose their jobs.
3. Foreign exchange reserve goes up substantially as lot of loans/grants start pouring in.

The Sensitive Index of the Bombay Stock Exchange keeps on changing positively and negatively both. Which of the following is/are the main reasons which contribute for this sudden change in the same ?
1. Higher GDP Growth.
2. Continuous Foreign Funds Flow.
3. High Volume of Forex Reserves.
4. Recession in USA.

The Jerusalem and Palestine made an agreement on their peace negotiations. Which of the following is/are the points included in the agreement ?
1. There should be an end to the occupation that began in 1967.
2. The agreement must establish Palestine as a homeland for the Palestinian people just as
Israel is the homeland for Jewish people.
3. All the disputes should be solved with the mutual talks only and in presence of US
Observers.

Who amongst the following agreed to supply aircraft carrier ‘Gorshkov’ to India for its defence services ?

The Govt. of India has decided to set up a Committee to redraft Right to Education Bill 2005. What was/were the objection(s) owing to which Govt. has to redraft the bill

 1. State Governments are required to spend more money on education. Since education is the responsibility of centre and state both, expenditure should be shared equally by both of them.

2. States were advised to ensure that a school is available at the distance of one km for each child.

3. Children in Central schools are not allowed to get free education whereas schools run by States were asked to ensure that.

As per newspaper reports outsourcing has become a profitable business in India and countries like China are trying to learn about it from India. What are the main factors
which has/have helped India in attaining this position ?
1. Availability of skilled manpower in abundance.
2. Knowledge of English language.
3. A switch over from farming to other sectors which are creating more job opportunities.

Who amongst the following established the ‘Anandvan’ a rehabilitation centre for Leprosy patients in Maharashtra ?

Thaksin Shinawatra’s name is associated with which of the following countries ?

Bhupen Hazarika is the recipient of the Life Time Achievement Award and is provided the status of a Cabinet Minister. Which of the following State Govt. has honoured him in this manner ?

The first ever Youth Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in 2010. These games will be organized in……

Who amongst the following has taken over as the President of Serbia ?

International Desert Festival 2008 was organized in February 2008 in……?

Who amongst the following is the recipient of the ‘Kishore Kumar Award’ given by the Madhya Pradesh Govt. ?

The Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2008 was won by which of the following teams ?

Why was the name of Anatolyevich Medvedev in news recently ?

Who amongst the following was the Chief Guest in India’s Republic Day function ?

The General Elections in Iran are due in 2008. Iran elects its Parliament for a period of……

Which of the following states tops in primary, upper primary education in India ?

Who amongst the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan given away recently?

Luciana Aymar who was adjudged the World Hockey Player 2007 is from which of the following countries ?

Which of the following State Governments has decided to provide ownership Rights to Tribals over forest land being cultivated by them since last 10 years

Who amongst the following players has completed 16000 runs in One day International Cricket matches recently ?

The 11th Five Year Plan wishes to raise the existing 2% growth in agriculture and allied activities to which of the followings levels by the year 2012 ?

As a policy the Reserve Bank of India wishes to contain inflation at which of the following levels ?

The current trend in Agricultural sector in India is a matter of concern for the policy makers these days as it is not showing the expected results. What is/are the major areas of problem(s) being faced by the farmers ?
1. Irrigation facilities are not enough.
2. Use of chemical fertilizers has badly affected the fertility of the land.
3. Govt. has reduced the subsidy in the farming sector. Hence it is no more a profitable activity.

Which of the following committees recommended the revival of Cooperative Credit institutions in states ?

‘World Day for Water’ is observed on which of the following days ?

As we all know Chinese economy is a booming economy and its exports have played a significant role in it. What was the share of China’s export as compared to its GDP in
2007 ?

Delhi won the Ranji Trophy for the seventh time in January 2008 by defeating…?

Gagan Narang, who got a silver medal in an international championship held in Munich, is a/an……