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SBI CLERICAL - General Awareness

1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in MAY 2008 ? (A) Rajeev Chandrashekha (B) Anand Mahindra (C) K.V.Kamath (D) Ganesh Natarajan (E) None of these Ans (C)

2. The World's longest Sea Bridge has been established in- (A) (B) USA (C) (D) (E) Ans (E)

3. 12th UNCTAD (UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT) ministerial level conference was held in April 2008 at- (A) New Delhi (India) (B) Accra (Ghana) (C) Islamabad () (D) Dhaka () (E) Kathmandu () Ans (B)

4. At which place India’s first Indira Gandhi National Tribal University would be set up ? (A) Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh) (B) Nagpur (C) Hyderabad (D) Noida (E) Patna Ans (A)

5. Nathula Pass is located in the State : (A) Nagaland (B) Sikkim (C)West Bengal (D) Assam (E) Tripura Ans (B) 6. THE 2007 Durand Cup has been won by – (A) Mohan Bagan (B) Mahindra United (C) Churchill Brothers (D) Central Railways (E) None of these Ans (C)

7. Who amongst the following has been named as the Forbes Businessman of the year 2007 ? (A) K.V.Kamath (B) Ratan Tata (C) Nandan Nilekani (D) Ajim Premji (E) None of these Ans (A)

8. Konkan Railway is building world’s tallest railways bridge in which of the following states ? (A) Punjab (B) Jammu & Kashmir (C) Maharashtra (D) Kerala (E) None of these Ans (B)

9. The author the book “ Jyoti Punj” is- (A) Sonia Gandhi (B) Narendra Modi (C) Jaswant Singh (D) Pervez Musharraf (E) None of these Ans (B)

10. World Investment Report is an annual publication of : (A) UNCTAD (B) WTO (C) World Bank (D)IMF (E) ADB Ans (A)

11. Which of the following countries has the maximum amount of external debt ? (A) USA (B) Brazil (C)Mexico (D) Japan (E) Russia Ans (A)

12. Lee Myung Bak is the president of – (A) China (B) (C) North Korea (D) Malaysia (E) None of these Ans (B)

13. The author the book “ My Country My Life” is- (A) Sonia Gandhi (B) L.K.Advani (C) Jaswant Singh (D) Pervez Musharraf (E) None of these Ans (B)

14. Who has been won the Prem Bhatia Award for the year 2008 ? (A) Nagma (B) Shweta Singh (C) Nirupama Subramaniam (D) Nalini Singh (E) None of these Ans (C)

15. Who has been won Commonwealth Writers Prize 2008 ? (A) Kiran Desai (B) Shweta Singh (C) Rupashree Nanda (D) Indra Sinha (E) None of these Ans (D)

16. What is the full form of the term “PIARC” ? (A) Permanent International Association of Road Congress (B) Permanent Indian Association of Road Congress (C) Permanent International Accident of Road Congress (D) Permanent International Association of Rapid Congress (E) None of these Ans (A)

17. What is the percentage of the African countries in the earth areas ? (A) 28% (B) 18% (C) 20% (D) 25% (E) 35% Ans (C)

18. International women’s day is celebrated every year on – (A) January 26 (B) March 8 (C) August 26 (D) December 8 (E) None of these Ans (B) 19. Gary Kirsten signed a two year contract with BCCI to coach the Indian Cricket team, belongs to : (A) South Africa (B) England (C) West Indies (D) Australia (E) New Zealand Ans (A)

20. Capital formation in an economy depends on : (A) Total income (B) Total savings (C) Total demand (D) Total Production (E) None of these Ans (D)

21. The National Old age Pension Scheme has now been extended to cover the entire BPL people above------of age (A) 55 years (B) 60 years (C) 62 years (D) 65 years (E) None of these Ans (D)

22. According to the Union Finance Minister , by which year will India become middle income nation ? (A) 2015 (B) 2025 (C) 2030 (D) 2032 (E) 2040 Ans (B)

23. Who has been conferred to Miss India World 2008 ? (A) Simran Kaur Mundi (B) Tanvi Vyas (C) Parvathy Omanakuttan (D) Pooja Chitgopekar (E) None of these Ans (C)

24. The 20th Interpol Asian Regional Conference was held in March 2008 at _ (A) India (B) (C) Kuala Lumpur (D) Moscow (E) None of these Ans (B)

25. Who is the new President of Russia ? (A) Vladimir Putin (B) Dmitry Medvedev (C) Viktor Chernomyrdin (D) Boris Yeltsin (E) None of these Ans (B) 26.Who amongst the following cricketers became the ninth indian to claim 150 or more wickets? (a) A.Kumble (b) A.Agarkar (c) S.Tendulkar (d) Harbhajan Singh (e) None of these Ans (c)

27 Who amongst the following returned to earth after a lomg 195 days stay in space ? (a) Angei Brewer (b) Mike Leinbach (c) Shruti Vadera (d) Sunita Williams (e) None of these Ans (d)

28.Madhesi national liberation front (MNLF) is an organization active in which of the following countries ? (a) Pakistan (b) (c) Uganda (d) Iran (e) Nepal Ans(e)

29.Which of the following States achieved 100% financial inclusion (each and every family in the state has atleast one bank account). ? (a) Delhi (b) Maharashtra (c) West Bengal (d) Kerala (e) None of these Ans(d)

30. Who amongst the following was honored with the Jawaharlal Nehru award for the International Understanding given away recently ? (a) Mr. Umaru Yar Adua (b) Mr. Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (c) Mr. Vladimir Putin (d) Mr. Felipe Calderon (e) None of these Ans(b)

31. Which of the following rates is not decided by the Reserve Bank of India ? (a) Bank Rate (b) Repo Rate (c) Reserve Repo Rate (d) Income Tax Rates (e) All of these Ans(d)

32. Which of the following African countries recently launched its communication satellite for the first time (The satellite was launched from China) ? (a) Nigeria (b) Keniya (c) Zimbabwe (d) Mauritius (e) None of these Ans(a)

33. Which of the following countries has decided to build a road to the Base camp of Mt. Everest ? (a) India (b) China (c) Nepal (d) Myanmar (e) None of these Ans(b)

AWARDS BASED QUESTIONS

34. Magsaysay Award for public service for the year 2007 is- (a) Jovito R. Salonga (b) Mahabir Pun (c) Kim Sun Tai (d) Tan xhiyang Ans (c)

35. M.S. Swaminathan received (a) Magsaysay award (b) Padma Vibhushan (c) Padmabhushan award (d) all the above Ans (d)

36. Arjuna Award was introduced in (a) 1961 (b) 1969 (c) 1972 (d) 1995 Ans (a) Arjuna award is given to prominent sports persons in India. 37.Name the film which won Best Picture Oscars Award at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008- (a) Mystic River (b) Cold Mountain (c) No Country for Old Men (d) Departed Ans (c)

38. U-Tant award is given for: (a) Contribution to east-west understanding (b) Community leadership (c) Social Service (d) Journalism Ans (c)

39. Who among the following has been awarded the Sydney peace Prize 2004 for her work in social campaigns and advocacy to non-violence? (a) Medha Padkar (b) Vandana Shiva (c) Arundharti Rai (d) Aparna Sen (e) None of these Ans (c)

40. Doris Lessing , who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, is from - (a) Iraq (b) Nigeria (c) (d) Libya Ans (c)

41. The Ramon Magsaysay Award winner Shanta Sinha known as (a) a campaigner for urban sanitation (b) an anti-child labour activist (c) an organiser of rain-water harvesting schemes (d) an activist for the welfare of poor rural women Ans (b)

42.The first recipient of Kalinga Prize was Ans : French physicist Louis de Broglie .

43. Kalinga Prize, an International prize is awarded annually for the recognition of outstanding achievement in the interpretation and popularization of Ans : Science

44. Nehru Award is instituted for Ans : International understanding and peace

45. The scientist who was conferred with all the three national awards: Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna Ans : Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

46. The first recipient of Gandhi Peace Prize was Ans : Dr. Julius N. Nyerera

47. In the following who was not a Miss World (a) Yuktha Mookhey (b) Aishwarya Rai (c) Priyanka Chopra (d) Sushmita Sen Ans (d)

48. The winner of the Jnanapeetam award for the first time Ans : G. Sankara Kurup

49. Booker prize is given to the field of Ans : Fiction writing

50. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in the year Ans : 1901

51. Nobel Prize award in Economics has been awarded from the year Ans : 1969

52. The founder of Nobel Prizes, Alfred Nobel belongs the country Ans : Sweden

53. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field Ans : Environment

54. Rabindranath Tagore was the Nobel prize winner for literature in 1913. Who received the award in 1914 (a) Rudyard Kipling (c) Bernard Shaw (c) Romain Rolland (d) Nobody Ans (D)

55. The winner of Indira Gandhi Peace ,Integration and Disarmament Prize for 2007 is - Ans : The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

56. Kalinga Prize is awarded by (a) Indian Government (b) Orissa Government (c) SAARC (d) UNESCO Ans (d)

57. What is the highest peace time gallantry award in India (a) Bharat ratna (b) Param Vir Chakra (c) Ashok Chakra (d) Vir Chakra Ans (c)

58 The highest science award in India Ans ; S.S. Bhatnagar award

59. Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award Ans : Nargis Dutt 60. Who was the first Ramon Magsaysay Award winner from India Ans : Acharya

61The first woman to recipient of Bharat Ratna was Ans : Indira Gandhi 62. On 7th May 2008, agni-III was test-fired. It was— (A) Ballistic Missile (B) Surface to air missile (C) Land to sea missile (D) Air to air missile Ans-(A)

63. Which of the following High Courts has recently quashed the merit list issued in 2006 and 2007 by the centre and the UPSC— (A) Bhopal High Court (B) Rajasthan High Court (C) Madras High Court (D) Guwahati High Court Ans-(C)

64. Recently the Acronym START came into News. START stands for— (A) Strategic Association for Restructuring Trade (B) Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (C) System Tracking and Reprocessing Team (D) None of the above Ans (B) The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (START-II) is a treaty between Russia and U.S.A. for reducing their nuclear arsenals. The treaty is due to expire in 2009

65. Which of the following states passed a Bill in March 2008, amending the Registration Act 1908 to prohibit foreigners from buying land in the state— (A) Kerala (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) Goa (D) Maharashtra Ans-(C)

66. The renowned scientist John Wheeler who died in April 2008, was originally hailed from— (A) Australia (B) U.S.A. (C) Finland (D) Britain Ans-(B)

67. Who received Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmanent and Development for 2007— (A) Bill Gates (B) Nelson Mandela (C) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (D) Arthur C. Clarke Ans-(C)

68. The 2008 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize awarded to — (A) Lydia Cacho Ribeiro (B) Anna Politkovskaya (C) May Chidiac (D) U Win Tin Ans-(A)

69. Which of the following Indian players has not completed 10,000 runs in Test cricket— (A) Rahul Dravid (B) Sachin Tendulkar (C) Sunil Gavaskar (D) Virendra Sehwag Ans-(D)

70. On March 26, 2008, NASA’s space shuttle which returned safely to Earth after completing 16 day mission to International Space Station was— (A) Discovery (B) Endeavour (C) Columbia (D) None of the above Ans-(B)

71. Jules Verne is Europe’s— (A) Space shuttle (B) Missile shield system (C) Biggest spacecraft (D) Mission to Antarctica Ans-(C)

72. India’s National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has prepared the country’s first— (A) Dirrohoea map (B) Malarial map (C) Bird flu map (D) Cancer map Ans (B) India’s Vector Borne Disease Control Programme has prepared the country’s first malarial map identifying India’s 60 most malarial endemic districts that report over 50% of the country’s malaria’s cases

73. ‘The World Is What It Is’ is the biography of— (A) V. S. Naipal (B) Khushwant Singh (C) Amrita Preetam (D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Ans (A) 74. According to a World Bank Report India got remittances in 2007 worth— (A) $ 30 billion (B) $ 35 billion (C) $ 25 billion (D) $ 27 billion Ans (D)

75. The Summit of NATO (NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANISATION) was held in April in— (A) Romania (B) Morocco (C) Pakistan (D) Ans (A)

76.Tata purchased Jaguar and Rover from— (A) Hyundai (B) Maruti Suzuki (C) Ford Motor (D) None of the above Ans (C)

77. According to a survey, the country which has the highest number of internet users is— (A) U.S.A. (B) China (C) Japan (D) Germany Ans (B)

78. According to Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC) headed by C. Rangrajan the economic growth rate for 2008-09 will remain at— (A) 8% (B) 8·5% (C) 9% (D) 8·9% Ans -(B)

79. The Pritzkar Architecture Prize has been won by— (A) Bill Gates Foundation (B) William Harvey (C) Jea Nouvel (D) None of the above Ans- (C) The Pritzkar Architecture Prize, considered to be equivalent of Nobel Prize for architecture has been won french architect Jea Nouvel for his creative experimentation in architecture.

80. Which of the following cricket players has been banned for violating the player’s code of conduct by PCB ? (A) Danish Kaneria (B) Shoaib Malik (C) Mohammad Yousuf (D) Shoaib Akhtar Ans- (D) 81 The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has now been extended to all 604 districts of the country with a total budget outlay of— (A) 18000 crore (B) 16000 crore (C) 15000 crore (D) 14000 crore Ans- (B)

82. Inflation which soared above 7% in the month of April is measured by— (A) Consumer Price Index (B) Retail Price Index (C) Whole Sale Price Index (D) Industrial Price Index Ans- (C)

83. The winner of Bahrain Grand Prix is— (A) Lewis Hamilton (B) Kartikeyan (C) Felipe Massa (D) Robert Kubica Ans- (C)

84. The winner of Miss India Earth 2008 is— (A) Tanvi Vyas (B) Suman Kaur (C) Rashmi Sehgal (D) Rani Sharma Ans- (A)

85. In face of rising prices, Central Government has decided to set strategic Reserve of foodgrains over and above buffer stock. The limit of the reserve is— (A) 10 million tonnes (B) 7 million tonnes (C) 6 million tonnes (D) 5 million tonnes Ans- (D)

86. Which of following newspapers/magazines won six Pulitzer prizes— (A) The New York Times (B) The Times Magazine (C) The Washington Post (D) The Guardian Ans- (C) The Washington Post has won six Pulitzer Prizes, including Public service award for its reporting on conditions of U.S. War Veterans.

87. ‘Leftism in India, 1917-1947’ is a book written by— (A) S. R. Chaudhuri (B) K. Kanwar (C) R. Nagaswamy (D) Sudipto Chatterjee Ans- (A) 88. Recently President Pratibha Patil visited three countries. Which of the following was not the part of her trip— (A) Argentina (B) Chile (C) Mexico (D) Brazil Ans- (A)

89.The elections of which of the following countries were marred by controversy— (A) Italy (B) Spain (C) Zimbabwe (D) Nepal Ans- (C)

90. Supreme Court has upheld the law enacted in 2006 providing 27% for candidates belonging to— (A) SCs (B) STs (C) OBC (D) Minorities OBC Ans- (C) The Supreme Court on April 10, 2008 upheld the law enacted in 2006 providing a quota of 27 per cent to the other Backward Classes in Central Educational Institutions.

91.‘Salwa Judum’ is— (A) Terrorist organization (B) A branch of naxalite (C) Name of a police force (D) An anti naxalite movement Ans - (D) Salva Judam is an antinaxalite movement formed by group of people against attack from maxalites. The movement started from Dantewada district (Chhattisgarh).

92. The Director General of UN Food and Agriculture Organisation of present is— (A) Jacques Diouf (B) Kundekeh K. Yumkella (C) Jammel Al Hiyilan (D) Michael Griffin Ans - (A)

93. According to a research, stem cells from skin can treat— (A) Alzhumer (B) Schizophrenia (C) Parkinson’s disease (D) None of the above Ans - (C) 94. At present the salary of President of India is - (a) Rs. 50,000 (b) Rs. 75,000 (c) Rs. 85,000 (d) Rs. 1,00,000 Ans - (D) 95.What is the minimum age prescribed in India for citizen to cast their vote ? (a) 18 years (b) 21 years (c) 16 years (d) 20 years Ans - (A)

96.Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or not ? (a) President (b) Prime minister (c) Finance Minister (d) Speaker of the lok sabha Ans - (D)

97. The World Press Freedom Day is observed on (a)12TH December (b) 03RD May (c) 15TH September (d) 01ST December Ans - (B)

98. Who was the last viceroy of India ? (a) Lord linlithgow (b) Lord Mountbatten (c) Lord Wavell (d) Clement Attlee Ans - (B)

99. Who had estimated national income in India first (a) V.K.R.V. Rao (b) Dadabhi Naoroji (c) R.C. Dutt (d) D.R. Gadgil Ans - (C)

SBI Clerk solved Paper Held on 6-01-2008

[General Awareness]

1. Which of the following Departments of the Govt. of India is helping banks in disbursement of rural credit by the bank ? (A) Railways (B) State Road Transpots (C) Post and Telegraph (D) Ministry of Health (E) None of these Ans (E)

2. Which of the following organization/agencies has established a fund known as "Investor production fund" ? (A) SEBI (B) NABARD (C) Bombay Stock Exchange (D) AMFI (E)None of these Ans (C)

3.Who amongst the following is the Head of the RBI at present ? (A) Mr. M.V.Kamath (B) Mr. Y.V.Reddy (C) Mr. N.R.Narayanmurthy (D) Mr.O.P.Bhatt (E)None of these Ans (B)

4. Mjority of rural people still prefer to go to which of the following for their credit needs ? (A) Money lenders (B) Foreign Bankers (C) NABARD (D) RBI Ans (A) 5. india has different categories of commercial banks.Which of the following is NOT one such categories ? (A) Private Banks (B) Commodities Banks (C) Nationalized Banks (D) Cooperative Banks (E) Foreign Banks Ans (B)

6.Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency accounts (1) Foreign Banks (2) Regional Rural Banks (3) Nationalized Banks (A) Only i (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) All 1,2and 3 (E) None of these Ans (C)

7. Which of the following countries does not play International Cricket ? (A) Russia (B) England (C) South Africa (D) Pakistan (E) India Ans (A)

8. The money which Govt. of India spends on the development of infrastructure in country comes from the which of the following sources? [Pick up the correct Statement(s)] (1) Loan from World Bank/ADB etc (2) Taxws collected from the people (3) Loan from the RBI (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2 (C) Only 3 (D) Both 1 and 2 (E) All 1,2 and 3 Ans (E)

9. The Securities and Exchange Board Of India (SEBI) recently imposed a restriction on money flow in equity through 'P Notes'. What is the full form of 'P Notes' ? (A) Permanent Notes (B) Perchase Notes (C) Participatory-Notes (D) Private Notes (E) None of these Ans (C)

10. Who amongst the following was the captain of the India cricket team who won thw Twenty-20 World Cup-2007 ? (A) Yuvraj Singh (B) M.S.Dhoni (C) Rahul Dravid (D) Saurav Ganguly (E) None of these Ans (B)

11. Mnay times we read in financial news paper about 'FII'.What is the full form of 'FII'? (A) Final Investment in India (B) Foreign Investment in India (C) Formal Investment in India (D) Fair Institutional Investment (E) Foreign Institutional Investment Ans (E)

12. Benazir Bhutto Is associated with which of the following parties (A) Muslim League (B) Pakistan Peoples Party (C) Pakistan National Congress (D) Islamic Movement of Pakistan (E) None of these Ans (B)

13. One of the former prime ministers of which of the following countries was detained in house arrest for a short period after his/her returns from a long exile ? (A) Germany (B) France (C) Pakistan (D) Brazil (E) None of these Ans (C)

14. Who amongst the following leaders from USA visited Isarael and Palestinian West Bank so that a solution to the Isarael and palestinian problem can be worked out ? (A) George Bush (B) (C) Bill Clinton (D) Condeleeza Rice (E) None of these Ans (A)

15. Justine Henin Won the women's singles US Open Tennis Championship-2007 After defeating - (A) Swetlana Kuznetsova (B) Sania Mirza (C) Dinara Safina (D) Mathalie Dechy (E) None of these Ans (A)

16. As reported in papers the UN World Food Programmes stoped distributing food in Mogadishu Town after its local head was abducted by the Govt. soldiers of the country.Mogadishu is the capital town of- (A) Tanzania (B) Turkey (C) Cuba (D) Libya (E) Somalia Ans (E)

17. The financial markets of the which of the following countries were badly affected by sub-prime crisis ? (A) Russia (B) Brazil (C) UK (D) USA (E)None of these Ans (D)

18. which of the following countries in the world is the biggest consumer of gold ? (A) USA (B) Bangladesh (C) Russia (D) India (E) None of these Ans (D)

19. which of the following countries is NOT happy with the USA's decision to award a cogressional Medal to Dalai Lama Oof ? (A) India (B) Pakistan (C) Nepal (D) Myanmar (E) China Ans (E)

20. Which of the following countries recently decided to launch a military action in Northern Iraq where many Kurdish PKK fighters are based and they are killed people from that country ? (A) India (B) Afghanistan (C) Pakistan (D) Bangladesh (E) Turkey Ans (E)

21. Dr. Mnamohan SAingh called George Bush to explain the difficulties he is having in implementing agreements related with which of the following with USA ? (A) Suply of sugar (B) Civilian nuclear Co-operation (C) Purchase of fighter planes (D) Purchase of Gas / Petroleum (E) None of these Ans (B)

22. which of the following countries is facing a problem of strike by the workers of the transport ,electricity and gas companies as the present govt. of the country has decided to end the pension to these workerss ? (A) USA (B) France (C) China (D) Nepal (E) None of these Ans (B)

23. Who amongst the following is the Secretary General Of UNO ? (A) Al Gore (B) Shashi Tharoor (C) Gordon Drown (D) Hugo Chavez (E) None of these Ans (E)

24. The "Orange Coalition Govt" was formed once again in which of the following countries ? (A) Russia (B) Ukraine (C) France (D) Germany (E) None of these Ans (B)

25. which of the following countries is NOT elected by the the UN general assembly on the non-payment seats of UN security council w.e.f. January 2008 ? (A) Libya (B) Vietnam (C) Croatia (D) Costa Rica (E) Pakistan Ans (E)

26. The Govt. of India put a ban on export of which of the following commodities at the price below the price of the same in domestic market ? (A) Steel (B) Chemical Fertilizer (C) Pharma Products (D) Electronic Goods (E) None of these Ans (E)

27. India Launched which of the following Satellites in September 2007 ? (A) EDUSAT (B) MATSAT (C) CROSAT-IIB (D) INSAT-4CR (E) None of these Ans (D)

28. As per the recent agreement between India and one of other country the iNdia Rupee can be easily swapped with - (A) Tak (B) Rial (C) Kyat (D) Yen (E) Rubbel Ans (E)

29. India won the ONGC Cup Football Tounament 2007 by beating- (A) Syria (B) Pakistan (C) Britain (D) France (E) None of these Ans (A)

30. Abdullah Gul's name was in news recently as he he has taken over as the president of - (A) Turkey (B) Sudan (C) Afghanistan (D) Pakistan (E) None of these Ans (A)

31. Hem Dutta who was honoured gy the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawana Award 2007 is famous- (A) Author (B) Social Activist (C) Player (D) Film Producer (E) Scientist Ans (B)

32. Who amongst the following is selected for Basawa Award (2006-07) by the Karnataka Government ? (A) Dr. Manmohan Singh (B) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (C) Sonia Gandhi (D) Pratibha Patil (E) None of these Ans (B)

33. Asia Pacific Economic Business meet was organized in September 2007 in - (A) New Delhi (B) Beijing (C) Tokyo (D) London (E) Sydney Ans (E)

34. The World Athletics Championship-2007 was organized in - (A) Beijing (B) New Delhi (C) Osaka (D) Dhaka (E) London Ans (C)

35. Who amongst the following was the captain of the Indian Hockey Team who won Asia Cup 2007 held in Chennai ? (A) Baichung Bhutia (B) Dilip Tirkey (C) Pnkaj Adwani (D) Manavjeet Singh Sandhu (E) None of these Ans (E)

36. Which of the following is a Public Sector Unit ? (A) TCS (B) ICICI Bank (C) TESCO (D) BHEL (E) All of these Ans (D)

37. India's foreign exchange reserve declined sharply in recent past. What was the main reason for the same ? (A) Heavy demand of the same by foreign tourists (B) Import of Wheat from Pakistan and S.Korea (C) Appreciation of Rupee Value (D) Instability in coalition Govt. in centre (E) None of these Ans (C)

38. Sinzo Abe who was on visit to India in recent past is the - (A) Prime Minister of South Korea (B) Prime Minister of North Korea (C) Prime Minister of Japan (D) President of South Korea (E) None of these Ans (C)

39. Asafa Powel who created a new world record in 100 metres race is a citizen of - (A) Jamaica (B) South Africa (C) India (D) USA (E) south Korea Ans (A)

40. Who amongst the following got third position in long Jump event of the Bayer International Athletics held in Germany in 2007 ? (A) Shiny Wilson (B) Anju Bobby George (C) Neha Sanwal (D) Prajakta Sawant (E) None of these Ans (B)