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Q1. Who was chosen as the 12th President of Pakistan, elections for which were held on 30 July 2013?
– Mamnoon Hussain

Q2. Who was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadabhavna Award for year 2013, which is given for contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace?
– Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the Sarod maestro

Q3. What is the name given to a newly announced scheme under which a free mobile handset will be provided to one member of every rural household who has completed 100 days of work under MGNREGA?
– Bharat Mobile Scheme (Under this scheme the handset will be provided preferably to a woman member of family. A brief of this proposed scheme was made by the union govt. on 30 July 2013. The provided handset will be non- transferable as it will later also be used in customized transfer of benefits under the direct transfer scheme of the central govt.)

Q4. US Senate on 29 July 2013 approved the choice of James Comey as the next Director of FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation). Comey will take whose place, who has been at this post since 2001?
– Robert Mueller

Q5. Which private bank became first commercial bank to announce a hike in deposit rates in view of RBI’s move to tighten liquidity in the market?
– YES Bank (YES Bank on 31 July 2013 hiked deposit rates by 0.25% to 0.50%. The bank also hiked the base rate by 0.25% to 10.75%. This hike came into effect on 1 August 2013)

Q6. Who took over as the new Foreign Secretary of India on 1 August 2013?
– Sujatha Singh, She replaced Ranjan Mathai who retired on 31 July 2013.

Q7. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on 1 August 2013, approved the proposal for sale of 10% government stake in Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). This stake sale is likely to fetch around Rs. 3,840 crore to the exchequer at the current market price. What is Union Govt.’s disinvestment target through the stake sale of public sector undertakings in the current financial year (2013-14)?
– Rs. 40,000 crore

Q8. Union Govt. relaxed the norms for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail on 1 August 2013 with a view to attract more investments and transparency in the sector. What are the major norms which were relaxed?
– Multi-brand retailers like Walmart are now required to source 30% of their products from the small and medium enterprises of India only at the time of starting the business Now state governments will have the right to grant permission to open a multi- brand retail store in cities of their states
(Earlier 53 urban centers with a minimum population of 1 million were made eligible for opening-up of multi-
brand retail stores) Now the norm of 50% investment in the back-end infrastructure for the retailers will be applicable, only during the first tranche of investments (within three years) of up to 100 million dollars

Q9. Union Health Ministry on 1 August 2013 revoked its earlier suspension on a drug named Pioglitazone used to treat diabetes. What was the main reason for revoking this suspension within a month?
– Doctors said that this drug was best suited for Indian patients

Q10. What is the name of a breast cancer drug of the British drug major GlaxoSmithKline Pharma, patent for which was revoked by the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) of India?
–Tykerb

Q11. United States expressed its disappointment over Russia’s decision to give temporary asylum to Edward
Snowden, the ex-CIA contractor who had leaked National Security Agency’s secret telephone and Internet surveillance programme. What is the duration of the temporary asylum offered to Snowden by Russia?
– 1 year



16 Solved Paper
TEST–IV: CURRENT AFFAIRS
151. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of
India now the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act is extended to all the districts
of India. This means it will now be applicable
to about:
1. 200 districts
2. 300 districts
3. 400 districts
4. 500 districts
5. 626 districts
152. Which of the following is the amount of
insurance cover provided to the workers of
the unorganized sector under Rashtriya
Swasthya Bima Yojana ?
1. ` 10,000 2. ` 20,000
3. ` 30,000 4. ` 40,000
5. ` 50,000
153. Which of the following banks has taken over
the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?
1. ICICI Bank 2. IDBI Bank
3. HDFC Bank 4. AXIS Bank
5. None of these
154. Unique Identification Authority of India will
set up data base for:
1. Identity and biometrics details of Indian
residents
2. Identity and biometrics details of Indian
citizens
3. Identity and biometrics details of person’s
residents in India or visiting India
4. All the above
5. None of these
155. The biggest Public Sector undertaking
in the
country is:
1. Iron and steel plants 2. Roadways
3. Railways 4. Airways
5. None of these
156. Which of the following is Horticulture
Crop
?
1. Paddy 2. Wheat
3. Mango 4. Bajara
5. None of these
157. Which of the following nation is considered
the originator of the concept of Micro
Finance?
1. India 2. Bangladesh
3. South Africa 4. USA
5. None of these
158. Very often we read in news papers about 3G
or 3rd Generation technology. This is a set of
standards used for which of the following
purposes ?
1. To combat climatic changes
2. Production of Nuclear Energy
3. Film Production
4. Mobile Telecommunications
5. All of these
159. What is the full form of ‘ULIP’, the term which
was in the news recently ?
1. Universal Life and Investment
Plan
2. Unit Loan and Insurance Plan
3. Universal Loan and Investment
Plan
4. Uniformly Loaded Investment
Plan
5. Unit Linked Insurance Plan
160. The main function of I. M. F. is to:
1. Finance investment loans to developing
countries
2. Act as a private sector lending arm of the
World Bank
3. Help to solve balance of payment problems
of member countries
4. Arrange international deposits from banks
5. None of these
161. The difference between visible exports and
visible imports is defined as:
1. Balance of trade
2. Balance of payment
3. Balanced terms of trade
4. Gains from trade
5. All the above
162. Invisible Export means export:
1. Services 2. Prohibited goods
3. Unrecorded goods
4. Goods through smuggling
5. All the above
163. ‘Indira Gandhi Canal’ which is around 450 km
long provide irrigation facility mainly to which
of the following states ?
1. Punjab 2. Haryana
3. Madhya Pradesh 4. Gujarat
5. Rajasthan
Solved Paper 17
164. The rate of MAT has been increased from the
present 15% to 18% with effect from April
2010. What is the full form of MAT?
1. Maximum Alternate Tax
2. Minimum Alternate Tax
3. Minimum Affordable Tax
4. Maximum Affordable Tax
5. None of these
165. RBI has asked banks to make a plan to
provide banking services to all villages having
a population upto 2000. This directive issued
by the RBI will fall in which of the following
categories ?
1. Plan for Financial Inclusion
2. Efforts to meet the targets of Priority Sector
Lending
3. Extension of Relief Packages to the
Farmers
4. Plan for opening more rural branches
5. None of these
166. Which of the following is not a part of the
scheduled banking structure in India ?
1. Money Lenders
2. Public Sector Banks
3. Private Sector Banks
4. Regional Rural Banks
5. State Cooperative Banks
167. The rate of interest on Savings Bank Account
is stipulated by–
1. The concerned bank
2. RBI
3. Indian Banks Association
4. Government of India
5. Banking Codes and Standards
Board of
India
168. Many times we read a term CBS used in
banking operation. What is the full form of
the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’ ?
1. Core
2. Credit
3. Continuous
4. Complete
5. None of these
169. In the year 2010, Commonwealth Games were
organized in which of the following
countries?
1. China
2. South Africa
3. Canada
4. Brazil
5. India
170. Which of the following metals is used for
generation of nuclear Energy by most of the
Nuclear Power Plants
1. Zinc
2. Platinum
3. Uranium
4. Nickel
5. None of these
171. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial
dailies/ magazines. What is the full form of the
same as used in financial world ?
1. Public Per Capita Power
2. Per Capita Potential Purchases
3. Purchasing Power Parity
4. Present Purchasing Power
5. None of these
172. The recent press report indicates that one of
the Economies of the world took over another
Economy in GDP terms to gain nubmer Two,
ranking at world level. Which one of the
following country is that ?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Germany
4. Australia
5. India
173. Which of the following villagers received first
lot of UID numbers ?
1. Vaijapur in Maharashtra
2. Bedkihal in Karnataka
3. Tembhli in Maharashtra
4. Navagam in Gujarat
5. None of these
174. The highest weight in the revised Wholesale
Price Index, implemented
from September
2010 is given to which of the following item ?
1. Fuel
2. Food items
3. Manufactured items
4. Primary Articles
5. All of these
175. Which one of the following is a driving force
influencing the industrial growth of an
economy
?
1. Economic Factors only
2. Investment only
3. Innovation/Market Base only
4. Only 1 and 2
5. All 1, 2 and 3
176. What do you understand by Community
Development programmes ?
1. Villages participation in the programme
2. A movement to promote better living for
the whole community
3. A movement to promote better living for
the whole community
with the assistance
of local Government
4. A movement designed to promote better
living for the whole community with the
active participation and on the initiative
of the community
5. None of these
177. In which one of the following activities
percentage share of cooperative
sector is the
highest ?
1. Agricultural Credit disbursement
2. Sugar production
3. Wheat procurement
4. Fertilizer distribution
5. Handlooms
178. What is a Panchayati Raj ?
1. It is a community development
programme
2. It is a cooperative movement
3. It is a scheme of self governance
4. It is an exercise in decentralisation
of
administrative authority
5. It is an out dated system, not followed now
179. Which one of the following is the updated
base 7for Wholesale Price Index (WPI) ?
1. 2002-2003 2. 2003-2004
3. 2004-2005 4. 2005-2006
5. 2006-2007
180. What is a Green Index ?
1. It measures nation’s wealth according to
GNP per capita
2. It measures nation’s wealth according to
GDP per captia
3. It measures nation’s wealth according to
provisions of control
on Green house
gases
4. It measures nation’s wealth in terms of
coverage of forest area
5. None of these
181. In which one of the following city, 2012
Olympics are proposed to be held ?
1. Frankfurt 2. London
3. Tokyo 4. Washington
5. Dubai
182. In which one of the following states, Rosa
Power Plant is located ?
1. U.P.
2. M.P.
3. Orissa
4. Haryana
5. Punjab
183. Which one of the following is present Saving
Bank Interest Rate (in percentage terms) ?
1. 3.0
2. 3.5
3. 4.0
4. 4.5
5. 5.0
184. For calculation of poverty line in rural area,
which one of the following calories
consumption per day per person has been
stipulated by Planning Commission
?
1. 2000 2. 2100
3. 2400 4. 2500
5. None of these
185. Who is Julian Assange ?
1. Founder, Google s
2. Founder, Rediffmail
3. Nominee, Nobel Prize for Literature 2010
4. Founder, WikiLeaks
5. None of these
186. For which one of the following States,
interloculators’ panel has been appointed by
the Centre ?
1. Manipur
2. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Assanm
4. Nagaland (F) J&K
5. None of these
Solved Paper 19
187. Expand the term BCBS.
1. Bank’s Committee on Banking
Supervision
2. Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
3. Bank’s Commission on Banking
Supervision
4. Basel Commission on Banking
Supervision
5. None of these
188. By which one of the following years,
Government proposes to introduce IFRS
norms?
1. April 2011
2. October 2011
3. April 2012
4. October 2012
5. None of these
189. As per World Development Report 2009, if the
poverty is measured by the international
poverty line standard of below a dollar a day,
approximately what per cent of people will be
living in India below poverty line ?
1. 25.0 2. 27.5
3. 34.5 4. 58.5
5. 10.5
190. Who is Kaushik Basu ?
1. Dy. Governor, RBI
2. Member Planning Commission
3. Chairman, Prime Ministers’ Economic
Advisory Council
4. Chief Economic Advisor
5. Secretary-General FICCI
191. In a Poverty Pyramid index, which one of the
following segments of population face
highest poverty risk ?
1. Formal wage employment
2. Informal Self Employment : Employers
3. Regular Informal Wage employment
4. Informal Self Employment own account
5. Casual Informal Wage Employment and
domestic work
192. Which one of the following is a Self
Employment Programme for Educated
Unemployed Youth ?
1. Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojana
2. Swaran Jayanti Sahakari Rozgar Yojana
3. National Social Assistance Programme
4. Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarozgar
Yojana
5. None of these
193. In which one of the following States, Sariska
Tiger Reserve is located ?
1. M. P.
2. Gujarat
3. Rajasthan
4. West Bengal
5. Orissa
194. Who is Mohammed Yunus ?
1. Finance Minister, Bangladesh
2. Founder, Grameen Bank
3. Nobel Laureate for peace
4. Foreign Minister, Pakistan
5. Founder Micro Finance Institutions in
India
195. Which one of the following is the primary
source of energy in India ?
1. Hydel Power
2. Natural Gas
3. Coal 4. Naptha
5. Non-conventional energy
196. At which one of the following rate, the
Central Bank lends to banks against
government securities ?
1. Repo Rate
2. Reverse Repo Rate
3. Bank Rate
4. SLR
5. CRR
197. Which one of the following is not a member
of BASIC ?
1. India
2. China
3. South Africa
4. Brazil
5. Indonesia
198. Which one of the following Corporate
Groups has argued in Supreme Court that
leaks of Radia Tapes has affected its
reputation ?
1. RIL
2. Jindal Steels
3. Bajaj Group 4. Adani Group
5. Tata Group

199. Yuan currency belongs to which one of the
following countries ?
1. Japan 2. Thailand
3. South Korea 4. China
5. Vietnam
200. Aung San Sau Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
belongs to which one of the following
countries?
1. China 2. North Korea
3. South Korea 4. Japan
5. Myanmar
ANSWERS
151. (5) 151. (3) 153. (3) 154. (4) 155. (3) 156. (3) 157. (2) 158. (4) 159. (5) 160. (3)
161. (1) 162. (1) 163. (5) 164. (2) 165. (4) 166. (1) 167. (2) 168. (1) 169. (5) 170. (3)
171. (3) 172. (1) 173. (3) 174. (5) 175. (5) 176. (1) 177. (5) 178. (4) 179. (3) 180. (4)
181. (2) 182. (1) 183. (2) 184. (3) 185. (4) 186. (5) 187. (2) 188. (1) 189. (2) 190. (4)
191. (1) 192. (1) 193. (3) 194. (2) 195. (3) 196. (5) 197.(5) 198.(5) 199.(4) 200. (5)

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IBPS Clerk GK and Computer Questions:
• In FEMA, M means - Management
• URL - Uniform resource locator
• EVM - Electronic Voting Machine.
• RTGS full form - Real Time Gross Settlement
• MMID - Mobile Money Identifier
• ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network.
• Capital of Afganistan- kabul
• Currency of Bhutan- Ngultrum
• Yashwardhan Shukla's book - Gods of Antarctica'
• Validity of Kishan vikas patra - 100 months
• In MICR middle 3 digits represent are for - Bank
• Which cities, America developing in to Smart cities - Allahabad,Ajmer and Vishakhapatnam
• Name of the book by Rajamohan Gandhi - Eight lives.
• NTPC tie up with which state to start a 1000 MW plant - Andhra Pradesh
• Person with disability (PwD) day - 3rd December.
• Personal accident cover in Jan Dhan Yojana - 1 lakh
• Largest public sector insurance company - LIC.
• 1 Ques. on census 2011 -
• Shortcut key to undo last step in word - Ctrl+ Z
• Shortcut key to make characters italics - Ctrl + I

IBPS Clerk GK Questions and Computer Awareness:
• CBS full form - Core Banking Solution
• ULIP Stands for - Unit-linked insurance plan
• AQB Full form - Average Quaterly Balance.
• In EBT, E means - Electronic.
• Headquarter of WHO are situated at - Geneva
• Capital of Australia - Canberra.
• President of Brazil - Dilma Rouseff.
• Sushama swraj's constituency- Vidhisha
• commercial paper is issued by - Corporates, primary dealers (PDs) and All-India Financial Institutions (FIs)
• Rbi allowed which age of minors to open account - 10 years
• Currency of Argentina - Argentine peso.
• How many digits in Ifsc code - 11
• BCCI life time achievement award 2014 - Dilip Vengasarkar.
• validity of Kisan vikas patra - 100 months
• Sarjubala devi related to which sport - Boxing
• Tapan raychaudhri who died recently was - Historian
• Author of lowland - Jhumpa Lahiri.
• Shanti swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Physical Sciences 2014 -Dr.Pratap Raychaudhuri
• Mars orbitor mission which celebrated it's 50th anniversary- Mariner 4 mission
• Lucknow city is on the bank of ____ river - Gomti
• in whose memory of whom, Antyoday Divas is celebrated - Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
• Next G20 Summit will be held at - Turkey
• Economics nobel prize is conferred on - Jean Tirole
• Revised Target of opening of accounts in PM Jan Dhan Yojna is - 10 Crore
• Payment bank working capital - 100 Crore
• Shortcut key to find text in MS word - Ctrl + F.

IBPS Clerk GK and Computer Awareness Questions:
• PDA Full form- Personal Digital Assistant.
• GST full form - Goods and service Tax
• IFSC Full form - Indian Financial System code.
• C in MICR stands for - Character
• Shortcut key of UNDO - ctrl +Z
• Shortcut key of Find- Ctrl+F
• Currency of Saudi Arabia - Saudi riyal.
• Capital of Iraq - Baghdad
• Which Day is celebrated on 19 november- World Toilet Day
• First 3 digit in MICR represents - city
• World AIDS Day is observed on - 1 December
• Commercial paper is issued by - Corporates, primary dealers (PDs) and the All-India Financial Institutions (FIs)
• SEZ stands for - Special Economic Zone
• Noble prize in Economics is won by -Jean Tirole
• %age Share of state government in RRB - 15%
• UEFA Eurocup 2016 will be hosted by - France.
• Headquarters of UNEP - Nairobi(Kenya)
• What is the Exchange date for pre 2005 Notes - 1st Jan 2015
• Rupay card is developed by - NPCI
• What is Jandhan yojna's objective - Financial Inclusion
• Dronacharya award is related to - Sports
• National Science centre is established in which state – Delhi
• UN Goodwill ambassador for South east Asia –.