Civil Services Exam 2013-General Studies Model Test 2-Part 1
1. The new communication satellite
launched by NASA on 31 January 2013 to stay in touch with its space
station astronauts is
a.
Soyuz
b. TDRS-Tracking
and Data Relay Satellite
c.SARAL
d.
Cassini
Answer: B
2. Shanu
Lahiri is a
a)Painter
b.Dancer
c.Scientist
d.
Doctor
Answer: A
3. The sitar legend was honoured with
the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award ON 9 February 2013 is
b.
Pandit Ravi Shankar
c. Arvind Parikh
d.
Inyat khan
Answer: B
4. US Marine General who took over the
command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in
Afghanistan is
a. Joseph Dunford
b. donald rumsfield
c. Andrews rasmussain
d.Pascal lamy
Answer: A
5. Operation Three Star is related
to
a. penetration of china on
Indian border
b. execution of gazab
c.
Execution of afzal guru
d.
North Korean attack againt south korea
Answer: C
6.
The chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi is
a. Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty
b. Shanda devi
c. Sunil gangopadyaya
d.
Ragarajan
Answer: A
7. Find out the correct statement about Doraemon
2.the series is about an intelligent robotic cat named Doraemon
3. Japanese cartoon Doraemon was banned by
Bangladesh
a.
1,2 and 3
b)
2 and 3
c) 1
and 2
d)
None of the above
Answer: A
8. The Person who was conferred with Indira
Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development Award 2011 by the President
of India Pranab Mukherjee on 18 Feb 2013 – is
a. ELa Ramesh Bhatt
b. luiz innazio lulu da
silva
c. Sheik hazina
d.
Maha sweda devi
Answer: A
9. the Chairman of the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on 21 February 2013
a. T. S. Vijayan
b. Bhatt
c. Brahmananda reddy
d.
Rangarajan
Answer: A
10. The life time achievement award 2012
by Ernst & Young on 21 February 2013 was given
a. Aditya birla
b. Ratan Tata
c. Vivek goyaga
d. Azim premji
Answer: B
11. The Person who had sworn -in as the
first woman President of South Korea on 25 February 2013 is
a. Park Geun-hye
b. Tarja holonen.
C.
Antonella muloroni
d. Ellen johnsen sirleaf
d. Ellen johnsen sirleaf
Answer: A
12.
Find out the correct statement regarding FDI:
1. invest routed through Mauritius remained
the largest component, followed by Singapore and the UK.
2. Among the debt creating capital flows, net
flows under NRI deposits surged more than three-fold in 2011-12 because of the
higher interest rates prevailing in India.
3. Net flows under external commercial
borrowing and trade credit showed a decline.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer: C
13.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is preferred to the foreign portfolio
investment primarily because FDI is expected to bring
1. modern technology
2. managerial practices
3. long term in nature investment
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D
14.
India’s foreign exchange reserves comprise foreign currency assets (FCA), gold,
special drawing rights (SDRs) and reserve tranche position (RTP) in the
International Monetary Fund. Find out
the correct statement regarding Foreign Exchange Reserve:
1. The level of foreign exchange reserves is
largely the outcome of the Reserve Bank of India intervention in the foreign
exchange market to smoothen exchange rate volatility and valuation changes due
to movement of the US dollar against other major currencies of the world.
2. Foreign exchange reserves are accumulated
when there is absorption of the excess foreign exchange flows by the RBI
through intervention in the foreign exchange market, aid receipts, interest
receipts and funding from the International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development, Asian Development Bank, International Development Association etc.
3. The level of reserves, denominated in US
dollars declines when US dollar appreciates against major international
currencies.
4. The twin objectives of safety and
liquidity have been the guiding principles of foreign exchange reserves
management in India.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer: B
15.
The sharp fall in value of rupee can be explained by the supply-demand
imbalance in the domestic foreign exchange market on account of
1. slowdown in Fill inflows
2. strengthening of US dollar in the
international market due to the safe haven status of US Treasuries
3. increasing current account deficit
4. high inflation
a) 2, 3 and 4
b) None of the above
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: C
16.
Find out the correct statement regarding India’s External Debt:
1. India’s external debt stock recording an
increase.
2. The rise in external debt is largely due
to higher NRI deposits, short-term debt and commercial borrowings.
3. India’s external debt indicates the
dominance of long-term borrowings
4. The currency composition of India’s total external
debt shows that the share of US dollar denominated debt continued to be the
highest in external debt stock at 55.7 percent.
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 1 only
c) 3 only
d) None of the above
Answer: A
17.
Find out the correct statement about Swabhimaan Scheme:
a) It is a scheme to attract FDI.
b) It is a scheme for financial inclusion
c) It is a scheme for adolescent girls
d) It is a scheme for old age pension
Answer: B
18.
The High Level Committee to assess the capitalization of PSBs in the next 10
years, headed by the Finance Secretary has inter alia recommended various
options for funding of PSBs. The High
level committee has recommended the formation of a non-operating financial
holding company (HoldCo) under a special act of Parliament. Which of the following key objectives of the
committee?
1. to
act as an investment company for the Government of India
2. to hold a major portion of the Government
of India’s holding in all PSBs
3. to raise long-term debt from domestic and
international markets to infuse equity into PSBs
4. to service the debt from within its
sources
a) None of the above
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) 1, 2 3 and 4
Answer: D
19.
The main reasons for increase in NPAs of banks are
1. switchover to system-based identification
of NPAs by PSBs
2. current macroeconomic situation in the
country
3. increased interest rates in the recent
past
4. higher economic growth
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2 and 3
Answer: C
20.
Since NBFCs that are predominantly engaged in lending against the collateral of
gold jewellery have inherent concentration risk and are exposed to adverse
movement of gold prices, as a prudential measure it was decided that all such
NBFCs shall
1. hereafter maintain a loan-to-value (LTV)
ratio not exceeding 60 percent for loans granted against the collateral of gold
jewellery.
2. disclose in their balance sheet the
percentage of such loans to their total assets
3. maintain a minimum Tier I capital of 12
percent by 1 April 2014
4. not grant any advance against bullion /
primary gold and gold coins
a) 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) None of the above
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
21.
Find out the correct statement Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme:
1. It is a new tax saving scheme
2. It is exclusively for first-time retail
investors in the securities market.
3. This scheme provides 50 percent deduction
of the amount invested from taxable income for that year to new investors who
invest up to Rs.25,000 and whose annual income is below Rs 10 lakh.
a) 1 only
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1 and 2
d) None of the above
Answer: C
22. Find out the correct statement about
McMohen line:
1.The McMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet.
2.it is a part of
the Simla
Accord between great Britan china and Tibet.
3. treaty signed in 1929.
4.It is the effective boundary between China and India.
a) 1, 2 and 4
b) 2
and 3
c)
1, 2 and 3
d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: A
23. Find out the correct statement about
blackbuck:
1. Antilope cervicapra is an antelope species native to the Indian subcontinent.
2.it t has been classified as near threatened by IUCN
3.it
belong to the family of bovidae.
a) 1
and 2
b)
1, 2 and 3
c) 2
and 3
d)
None of the above
Answer: B
24. In which of the following states
tertiary coal fields are there in India
1.
Arunachal Pradesh
2.
Assam
3.
Meghalaya
4.
Nagaland
a)
2, 3 and 4
b) 1
and 3
c)
1, 2, 3 and 4
d)
None of the above
Answer: C
25. The gradation of non-coking coal is based on
Useful Heat Value (UHV), the gradation of coking coal is based on ash
content and for semi coking / weakly coking coal it is based on ash
plus moisture content. Find out the correct statement regarding gradation
coking coal in India:
1. Steel
Grade –I - ash content is not exceeding 15 percent
2. Steel
Grade –II -ash content is between 15 and
18 percent
3. Washery Grade –I - ash content is
between 18 and 21 percent
4.
Washery Grade –IV- ash content is between 28 and 35 percent
a) 1
and 3
b) 2
and 3
c)
None of the above
d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
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