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1. Which of the following States will soon have its first Civil Airports?

(A) Jammu & Kashmir

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Assam

(D) Meghalaya

(E) Sikkim

Ans : (E)

2. Who amongst the following made the 41st Test Century of his career recently?

(A) Saurav Ganguly

(B) V. V. S. Laxman

(C) Rahul Dravid

(D) Sachin Tendulkar

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

3. Which of the following was/were the objective(s) of the Mission Chandrayaan 1 ?

(a) Preparing dimensional atlas of the lunar surface.

(b) Chemical Mapping of the entire lunar surface.

(c) Locating minerals in the soil of the moon.

(A) Only (a)

(B) Only (b)

(C) Only (c)

(D) All (a), (b) & (c)

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

4. Which of the following States introduced a high tech foodgrain rationing system to ensure timely supply of the foodgrains to people living below poverty line ?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Delhi

(D) West Bengal

(E) Karnataka

Ans : (E)

5. Which of the following is NOT a part of India’s Money Market ?

(A) Bill Markets

(B) Call Money Market

(C) Banks

(D) Mutual Funds

(E) Indian Gold Council

Ans : (E)

6. Which of the following is the objective of the project ‘Bhoomi Keralam’ launched by the State Govt. ?

(A) To conduct a survey of the land

(B) To bring those people back who have left the State and settled in other States

(C) To provide financial security to farmers who are in distress

(D) To identify those tribals who need jobs or financial assistance

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

7. Which of the following countries adopted its new constitution recently ?

(A) Russia

(B) Equadore

(C) South Korea

(D) North Korea

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

8. Which of the following awards was given to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi recently (2008) ?

(A) Padma Bhushan

(B) Sangit Natak Academy Award

(C) Maharashtra Bhushan

(D) Karnataka Ratna

(E) Bharat Ratna

Ans : (E)

9. Which of the following States got its first Rail link recently ?

(A) Haryana

(B) Arunachal Pradesh

(C) Sikkim

(D) Manipur

(E) Jammu & Kashmir

Ans : (E)

10. Barack Hussain Obama belongs to which of the following political parties ?

(A) Republican

(B) Democratic

(C) Labour

(D) American National Congress

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

11. Which of the following is/are NOT the features of India’s Foreign Trade policy (2004 to 2009)?

(a) To double India’s percentage share of global trade from present 0·7 per cent to 1·5 per cent by 2009.

(b) Simplifying the procedures and bringing down the cost.

(c) Make SAARC countries India’s most preferred foreign trade partners by 2009.

(A) Only (a)

(B) Only (b)

(C) Only (c)

(D) All (a), (b) & (c)

(E) Only (a) & (c)

Ans : (C)

12. Stephen Harper whose name was in news recently is the ……….

(A) President of Canada

(B) Prime Minister of Canada

(C) President of Italy

(D) Prime Minister of Switzerland

(E) Foreign Minister of U.S.A.

Ans : (B)

13. Which of the following is NOT a fertilizer product ?

(A) Urea

(B) Murate of Potash

(C) Di Amonium Phosphate

(D) Calcium Carbonate

(E) All are fertilizers

Ans : (E)

14. A Rs. 35,000 crore JSW Steel Plant project was inaugurated in West Bengal recently. The project is setup / developed in ……….

(A) Singur

(B) Nandigram

(C) Salboni

(D) Malda

(E) Joynagar

Ans : (C)

15. Which of the following State Govts. Has announced that it will provide a special package of incentives to Employment Intensive Industries?

(A) Punjab

(B) Karnataka

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) Uttar Pradesh

(E) Bihar

Ans : (C)

16. Which of the following nations has decided to increase its co-operation in the field of energy with India?

(A) Russia

(B) China

(C) Bangladesh

(D) Nepal

(E) Japan

Ans : (A)

17. Which of the following services is NOT provided by the post offices in India ?

(A) Savings Bank Scheme

(B) Retailing of Mutual Funds

(C) Sale of stamp Papers (Judicial)

(D) Issuance of Demand Drafts

(E) Life Insurance cover

Ans : (D)

18. Mohammed Anni Nasheed is the newly elected President of ……….

(A) Fiji

(B) Maldives

(C) Iraq

(D) Iran

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

19. Who amongst the following is the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2008 ?

(A) Jean Marie Gustave Le Clezio

(B) Martti Ahtisaari

(C) Yoichiro Nambu

(D) Francoise Barre Sinoussi

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

20. A national level commission of India has asked about twenty States to set up which of the following commissions in their States as early as possible ?

(A) Farmers Commission

(B) Women Commission

(C) Child Welfare Commission

(D) Law Commission

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

21. Which of the following is/are the measure(s) taken by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease the liquidity crunch in the country ?

(a) Cut in Cash Reserve Ratio and Statutory Liquidity Ratio.

(b) Increase the flow of foreign direct investment.

(c) Supply of additional currency notes in the market.

(A) Only (a)

(B) Only (b)

(C) Only (c)

(D) All (a), (b) & (c)

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

22. The third India Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Summit took place in which of the following dies recently ?

(A) Brazilia

(B) New Delhi

(C) Suncity

(D) Salvador

(E) Durban

Ans : (B)

23. Which of the following States has dcided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all the districts of the State to enable itself to provide arsenic free drinking water to all the people by 2010-11 ?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Kerala

(C) West Bengal

(D) Orissa

(E) Maharashtra

Ans : (C)

24. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Exile’ ?

(A) B. G. Verghese

(B) Philip Roth

(C) Aravind Adiga

(D) Navtej Saran

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

25. Which of the following programmes is being implemented in all the districts of the country ?

(A) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

(B) Navodaya Vidhyalay

(C) Ultra Mega Power Project

(D) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuthikara Yojana

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

26. The Govt. of India decided to provide a bonus price of Rs. 50 per quintal on which of the following products over and above its minimum support price of Rs. 850 per quintal ?

(A) Wheat

(B) Paddy

(C) Sugarcane

(D) Cotton

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

27. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Namesake’ ?

(A) Vikram Seth

(B) V. S. Naipaul

(C) Arun Bhagat

(D) Anita Desai

(E) Jhumpa Lahiri

Ans : (E)

28. Besides USA India has signed Nuclear Agreement with which of the following countries and is named as ‘Co-operation Agreement for Peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy’ ?

(A) Italy

(B) Germany

(C) France

(D) Canada

(E) Australia

Ans : (C)

29. Tzipi Livini whose name was in news recently is from which of the following countries ?

(A) Singapore

(B) South Korea

(C) Austria

(D) Israel

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

30. World Ozone day is observed on ……….

(A) 16th September

(B) 16th October

(C) 16th November

(D) 26th September

(E) 26th October

Ans : (A)

31. Which of the following is NOT a Govt. Sponsored organization ?

(A) Small Industries Development Bank of India

(B) NABARD

(C) National Housing Bank

(D) ICICI Bank

(E) All are Govt. sponsored

Ans : (D)

32. ‘Merdeka Cup’ is associated with the game of ……….

(A) Badminton

(B) Football

(C) Hockey

(D) Golf

(E) Tennis

Ans : (B)

33. India’s Space Rocket Launching Centre is in ……….

(A) Portblair

(B) Hassan

(C) Tirupati

(D) Kochi

(E) Sri Harikota

Ans : (E)

34. The National Games scheduled in 2011 will be organized in ……….

(A) Bengaluru

(B) Goa

(C) Kolkata

(D) Kochi

(E) Jaipur

Ans : (B)

35. Which of the followiing diseases is not covered under Integrated Disease Surveillance project ?

(A) Cholera

(B) Tuberculosis

(C) AIDS

(D) Polio

(E) Cancer

Ans : (E)

36. Which of the following is TRUE about ‘Antyodaya Anna Yojana’ ?

(a) Scheme is for Below Poverty Line families.

(b) People are provided cooked meals under the scheme.

(c) All beneficiaries of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act are covered in this scheme.

(A) Only (a)

(B) Only (b)

(C) Only (c)

(D) All (a), (b) & (c)

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

37. Jelena Jankovic of Serbia won which of the following titles of tennis after defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova ?

(A) China Open

(B) Japan Open

(C) New Zealand Open

(D) Australian Open

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

38. Who amongst the following is the Minister of Home Affairs in Union Cabinet of India at present ?

(A) Shivraj Patil

(B) Lalu Prasad Yadav

(C) P. Chidambaram

(D) Sharad Pawar

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

39. Banks are required to pay how much percentage of their net bank credit to Priority Sector is advance ?

(A) 5%

(B) 7%

(C) 10%

(D) 15%

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

40. Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in ……….

(A) Literacy Work

(B) Social Service

(C) Coaching in Sports

(D) Journalism

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)
1. A keyboard is this kind of device—

(A) black

(B) input

(C) output

(D) word Processing

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

2. IT stands for—

(A) information Technology

(B) integrated Technology

(C) intelligent Technology

(D) interesting Technology

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

3. Which of the following refers to the fastest, biggest and most expensive computers ?

(A) Personal Computers

(B) Supercomputers

(C) Laptops

(D) Notebooks

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

4. A collection of related information sorted and dealt with as a unit is a—

(A) disk

(B) data

(C) file

(D) floppy

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

5. The process of a computer receiving information from a server on the Internet is known as—

(A) pulling

(B) pushing

(C) downloading

(D) transferring

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

6. Which part of the computer helps to store information ?

(A) Disk drive

(B) Keyboard

(C) Monitor

(D) Printer

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

7. ………………is the process of carrying out commands.

(A) Fetching

(B) Storing

(C) Executing

(D) Decoding

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

8. The role of a………generally is to determine a buyer’s needs and match it to the correct hardware and software.

(A) computer Scientist

(B) computer sales representative

(C) computer consultant

(D) corporate trainer

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

9. Which of the following groups consist of only output devices ?

(A) Scanner, Printer, Monitor

(B) Keyboard, Printer, Monitor

(C) Mouse, Printer, Monitor

(D) Plotter, Printer, Monitor

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

10. The rectangular area of the screen that displays a program, data, and/or information is a—

(A) title bar

(B) button

(C) dialog box

(D) window

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

11. A(n)………contains commands that can be selected.

(A) pointer

(B) menu

(C) icon

(D) button

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

12. An error is also known as—

(A) bug

(B) debug

(C) cursor

(D) icon

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

13. Arithmetic Operations—

(A) involve matching one data item to another to determine if the first item is greater than, equal to, or less than the other item

(B) sort data items according to standard, predefined criteria in ascending order or descending order

(C) use conditions with operators such as AND, OR and NOT

(D) include addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

14. Sending an e-mail is similar to—

(A) picturing an event

(B) narrating a story

(C) writing a letter

(D) creating a drawing

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

15. Promotion in Marketing means—

(A) passing an examination

(B) elevation from one grade to another

(C) selling the products through various means

(D) selling the product in specific areas

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

16. Microsoft Word is an example of—

(A) an operating system

(B) a processing device

(C) application software

(D) an input device

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

17. Sources of Sales Leads are—

(A) Data Mining

(B) Market Research

(C) Media Outlets

(D) Promotional Programs

(E) All of these

Ans : (E)

18. Any data or instruction entered into the memory of a computer is considered as—

(A) storage

(B) output

(C) input

(D) information

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

19. Which part of the computer displays the work done ?

(A) RAM

(B) printer

(C) monitor

(D) ROM

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

20. One of the methods for Market Monitoring is—

(A) to watch TV serials

(B) to discuss with other sales persons

(C) to monitor media outlets

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

21. Market Expansion means—

(A) hiring more staff

(B) firing more staff

(C) buying more products

(D) buying more companies

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

22. A series of instructions that tells a computer what to do and how to do it is called a—

(A) program

(B) command

(C) user response

(D) processor

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

23. Effective marketing helps in—

(A) developing new products

(B) creating a competitive environment

(C) building demand for products

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

24. Which is the part of a computer that one can touch and feel ?

(A) Hardware

(B) Software

(C) Programs

(D) Output

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

25. A Call in Marketing means—

(A) to phone the customers

(B) to visit the customers

(C) to visit the marketing site

(D) to call on prospective customers

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

26. Delivery Channel means—

(A) maternity wards

(B) handing over the products to the buyers

(C) places where products are made available to the buyers

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

27. Processing involves—

(A) inputting data into a computer system

(B) transforming input into output

(C) displaying output in a useful manner

(D) providing relevant answers

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

28. One of the following is a target group for the marketing of Internet Banking.

(A) All the customers

(B) All the educated customers

(C) All the computer educated customers

(D) Only creditors

(E) All of these

Ans : (C)

29. Innovation mean—

(A) Product Designing

(B) New ideas

(C) Impulse

(D) Both (A) and (B)

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

30. One of the following is a target group for the marketing of educational loan.

(A) All the customers

(B) Students

(C) Only poor students

(D) Students having promising educational track record

(E) All of these

Ans : (B)

31. Service after sale is not the function of—

(A) Marketing staff

(B) Seller

(C) Director of the company

(D) Employees of the company

(E) All of the above are wrong

Ans : (A)

32. If done through………the rural marketing would be more effective.

(A) fairs

(B) village fairs

(C) door to door campaign

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

33. Market Survey means—

(A) Market Research

(B) Market Planning

(C) Marketing Strategies

(D) Market Monitering

(E) All of these

Ans : (A)

34. ………can be done through digital Banking ?

(A) Mobile phone

(B) Internet

(C) Telephone

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

35. A good seller should have the following quality/qualities ?

(A) Devotion to the work

(B) Submissive

(C) Sympathy

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

36. The rural marketing is not required because—

(A) rural people do not understand marketing

(B) its not practical from the cost point of view

(C) it is sheer wastage of time

(D) All are wrong

(E) All are correct

Ans : (D)

37. Planned-cost service means—

(A) Costly products

(B) Extra profit on the same cost

(C) Extra work by seller

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

38. Internet marketing means—

(A) Self-marketing

(B) Core Groups monitering

(C) Employees marketing

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

39. The aim of successful marketing is—

(A) to increase the sale

(B) to increase the profit

(C) to increase the output of sellers

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

40. The networking becomes……through networking.

(A) very difficult

(B) dull

(C) easy

(D) has no role in marketing

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)
1. If it is possible to make only one meaningful word with the Third, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth letters of the word COMPATIBILITY, which of the following would be the last letter of that word ? If no such word can be made, give ‘X’ as your answer and if more than one such word can be formed, give your answer as ‘Y’.

(A) I

(B) B

(C) L

(D) X

(E) Y

Ans : (B)

2. Four of the following five are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the one that does not belong to that group ?

(A) Stem

(B) Tree

(C) Root

(D) Branch

(E) Leaf

Ans : (B)

3. How many meaningful three letter English words can be formed with the letters AER, using each letter only once in each word ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) Four

Ans : (D)

4. In a certain code FINE is written HGPC.

How is SLIT written in that code ?

(A) UTGR

(B) UTKR

(C) TUGR

(D) RUGT

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

5. If ‘Apple’ is called ‘Orange’, ‘Orange’ is called ‘Peach’, ‘Peach’ is called ‘Potato’, ‘Potato’ is called ‘Banana’, ‘Banana’ is called ‘Papaya’ and ‘Papaya’ is called ‘Guava’, which of the following grows underground ?

(A) Potato

(B) Guava

(C) Apple

(D) Banana

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

6. If the digits in the number 86435192 are arranged in ascending order, what will be the difference between the digits which are second from the right and fourth from the left in the new arrangement ?

(A) One

(B) Two

(C) Three

(D) Four

(E) None

Ans : (D)

7. Each vowel of the word ADJECTIVE is substituted with the next letter of the English alphabetical series, and each consonant is substituted with the letter preceding it. How many vowels are present in the new arrangement ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

8. If in a certain language LATE is coded as 8&4$ and HIRE is coded as 7*3$ then how will HAIL be coded in the same language ?

(A) 7&8*

(B) &7*8

(C) 7*&8

(D) 7&*8

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

9. How many such pairs of letters are there in word ENGLISH, each of which has as many letters between its two letters as there are between them in the English alphabets ?

(A) None

(B) One

(C) Two

(D) Three

(E) More than three

Ans : (E)

10. In a certain code ‘na pa ka so’ means ‘birds fly very high’, ‘ri so la pa’ means ‘birds are very beautiful’ and ‘ti me ka bo’ means ‘the parrots could fly’. Which of the following is the code for ‘high’ in that language ?

(A) na

(B) ka

(C) bo

(D) so

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)
Give answer—

(A) if only conclusion I is true.

(B) if only conclusion II is true.

(C) if either conclusion I or conclusion II is true.

(D) if neither conclusion I nor conclusion II is true

(E) if both conclusions I and II are true.

11. Statements : All stars are suns.

Some suns are planets.

All planets are satellites.

Conclusions :

I. Some satellites are stars.

II. No star is a satellite.

Ans : (C)

12. Statements : All fishes are birds.

All birds are rats.

All rats are cows.

Conclusions :

I. All birds are cows

II. All rats are fishes

Ans : (A)

13. Statements : All curtains are rods.

Some rods are sheets.

Some sheets are pillows.

Conclusions :

I. Some pillows are rods.

II. Some rods are curtains.

Ans : (B)

14. Statements : Some walls are windows.

Some windows are doors.

All doors are roofs.

Conclusions :

I. Some doors are walls.

II. No roof is a window.

Ans : (D)

15. Statements : All switches are plugs.

Some plugs are bulbs.

All bulbs are sockets.

Conclusions :

I. Some sockets are plugs.

II. Some plugs are switches.

Ans : (E)
489 – 541 – 654 – 953 – 983

16. If in each number, the first and the last digits are interchanged, which of the following will be the second highest number ?

(A) 489

(B) 541

(C) 654

(D) 953

(E) 783

Ans : (C)

17. If in each number, all the three digits are arranged in ascending order, which of the following will be the lowest number ?

(A) 489

(B) 541

(C) 654

(D) 953

(E) 783

Ans : (B)

18. Which of the following numbers will be obtained if the first digit of lowest number is subtracted from the second digit of highest number after adding one to each of the numbers ?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(C) 3

(D) 4

(E) 5

Ans : (A)

19. If five is subtracted from each of the numbers, which of the following numbers will be the difference between the second digit of second highest number and the second digit of the highest number ?

(A) Zero

(B) 3

(C) 1

(D) 4

(E) 2

Ans : (B)

20. If in each number the first and the second digits are interchanged, which will be the third highest number ?

(A) 489

(B) 541

(C) 654

(D) 953

(E) 783

Ans : (D)
‘A – B’ means ‘A is father of B’

‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is son of B’

‘A × B’ means ‘A is wife of B’

21. Which of the following means P is grandson of S ?

(A) P + Q – S

(B) P ÷ Q × S

(C) P ÷ Q + S

(D) P × Q ÷ S

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

22. How is P related to T in the expression ‘P + S – T’ ?

(A) Sister

(B) Wife

(C) Son

(D) Daughter

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

23. In the expression ‘P + Q × T’ how is T related to P ?

(A) Mother

(B) Father

(C) Son

(D) Brother

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

24. Which of the following means T is wife of P ?

(A) P × S ÷ T

(B) P ÷ S × T

(C) P – S ÷ T

(D) P + T ÷ S

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

25. In the expression ‘P × Q – T’ how is T related to P ?

(A) Daughter

(B) Sister

(C) Mother

(D) Can’t be determined

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)
Letters# Q M S I N G D K A L P R B J E

Number/ Symbol# 7 @ 4 # % $ 6 1 2 £ 5 * 9 8 3

Conditions :

(i) If the first letter is a consonant and the last a vowel, both are to be coded as the code of the vowel.

(ii) If the first letter is a vowel and the last a consonant, the codes for the first and the last are to be interchanged.

(iii) If no vowel is present in the group of letters, the second and the fifth letters are to be coded as ©.

26. BKGQJN

(A) 9©$7©%

(B) ©9$7%©

(C) 91$78%

(D) %1$789

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

27. IJBRLG

(A) #89*£$

(B) #89*£#

(C) $89*£#

(D) $89*£$

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

28. BARNIS

(A) 92*#%4

(B) 924#*%

(C) 92*#%9

(D) 42*#%4

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

29. EGAKRL

(A) #£$21*

(B) £$21*3

(C) £$21*#

(D) #£$21#

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

30. DMBNIA

(A) 6@9%#2

(B) 2@9%#6

(C) 2@9%#2

(D) 2©9%#2

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)

31. For which of the following companies does C work ?

(A) Y

(B) X

(C) Z

(D) Data inadequate

(E) None of these

Ans : (A)

32. Which of the following represents the pair working in the same company ?

(A) D and C

(B) A and B

(C) A and E

(D) H and F

(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

33. Which of the following combination is correct ?

(A) C–Z-Engineer

(B) E–X–Doctor

(C) H–X–HR

(D) C–Y–Engineer

(E) None of these

Ans : (D)

34. Who amongst the friends is a doctor ?

(A) H

(B) E

(C) C

(D) Either E or C

(E) None of these

Ans : (B)

35. Which of the following pairs represents the two ladies in the group ?

(A) A and D

(B) B and D

(C) D and G

(D) Data inadequate

(E) None of these

Ans : (C)