GK-20 (April-2013)

1. As per the latest WTO figures, World trade growth in 2013 will be ____ percent. a. 2.6 b. 2.9 c. 3.3 d. 4.6

2. The 1st state to introduce e-GPF facility in is a. b. c. d.

3. The 100th overseas office of which of the following public sector banks was recently inaugurated in Dubai? a. Canara Bank b. Oriental Bank of Commerce c. Bank of Baroda d. SBI

4. Which country has recently removed India from its General Preferential Tariff regime? a. Canada b. USA c. UK d. Italy

5. Retail group 'Auchan', which has recently entered India, is headquartered in a. Germany b. Japan c. USA d. France

6. ______has been appointed the new chairman of NASSCOM. a. Kris Gopalakrishnan b. Adi Godrej c. Nandan Nilekani d. Krishnakumar Natarajan

7. Manik Sarkar has been reelected Chief Minister of a. b. c. d. Arunachal Pradesh

8. The winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award - 2012 is a. Dev Anand b. Pran c. Rajesh Khanna d. Soumitra Chatterjee

9. The winner of - 2012 is a. b. c. Pratibha Ray d. Ravuri Bharadwaja

10. Bombay Jayashri is a/an a. Sculptor b. Carnatic vocalist c. Cartoonist d. Environmentalist

11. The winner of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup - 2013 is a. Australia b. Pakistan c. Malaysia d. New Zealand

12. The state with the lowest percentage of households availing banking services is a. Goa b. Assam c. d.

13. The writer of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winning novel “The Orphan Master‟s Son” is a. Hillary Mantel b. Adam Johnson c. JK Rowling d. Mo Yan

14. Abdul Hamid has recently become the President of a. Kuwait b. Iran c. Bangladesh d. Egypt

15. „Invest India‟, the country‟s official agency dedicated to investment promotion and facilitation, is a joint venture between the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and ______a. CII b. CMIE c. RBI d. FICCI

16. NAK Browne is the current a. Chief of Naval staff b. Chief of BSF c. Chief of Air staff d. Chief of Army staff

17. India‟s rank on Human Development Index - 2012 prepared by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a. 136th b. 131st c. 117th d. 89th

18. Who among them has won the Miss India-2013 contest? a. Archita Sahu b. c. d.

19. Nicolas Maduro has recently become the President of a. Paraguay b. Venezuela c. Argentina d. Mexico

20. The award for the best film at the 85th Oscar awards went to a. Django Unchained b. Argo c. Life of Pi d. The Artist

1 C 6 D 11 A 16 C 2 B 7 A 12 B 17 A

3 C 8 B 13 B 18 D

4 A 9 D 14 C 19 B 5 D 10 B 15 D 20 B